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AGP Office rejects Indian claim, says treaty cannot be unilaterally modified

India has sent a notice to Pakistan calling for an amendment of the Indus Waters Treaty even as the dispute resolution mechanism of the treaty remains in a logjam for 5 years. This is for the first time New Delhi has called on Islamabad for the amendment of the treaty that was signed in 1960 in Karachi between the then-Indian PM Jawaharlal Nehru and then-Pakistani president Ayub Khan.

Ndia has sent a notice to Pakistan calling for amendment of the Indus Waters Treaty even as the dispute resolution mechanism of the treaty remains in logjam for 5 year. -- aaa

India has issued notice to Pakistan for modification of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) of September 1960 after Islamabad's actions adversely impinged the provisions of the treaty, according to sources.

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. The objective of the notice for modification, according to sources, is to provide Pakistan with an opportunity to enter into intergovernmental negotiations within 90 days to rectify the material breach of the IWT. This process would also update IWT to incorporate the lessons learned over the last 62 years. World News | Pakistan's Intransigence on Indus Waters Treaty Causes India to Issue Notice for Modification of Treaty.