Dar warns of 'serious implications' for regional security if Pakistan deprived of water share under IWT

Attempts to deprive Pakistan of its rightful share of water would have “serious implications” for regional peace and security, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Tuesday, in an address regarding the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT). The deputy premier was addressing the International Water Symposium convened by the Embassy of Pakistan in Austria in collaboration with the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, according to the Foreign Office (FO). In his keynote address delivered via video message, Dar stressed that there should be “no misunderstanding” about Pakistan’s resolve to…