{
  "id": 12550960,
  "title": "Law minister raises India’s act of suspending Indus Waters Treaty with British counterpart",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/law-minister-raises-indias-act-of-suspending-indus-waters-treaty-with",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T04:39:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2035228/law-minister-raises-indias-act-of-suspending-indus-waters-treaty-with-british-counterpart"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Federal Human Rights Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar raised concerns about India's suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) with his British counterpart during a recent meeting. Tarar highlighted the implications of this move for Pakistan's agriculture, food security, and regional peace and security. British Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan Stephen Doughty attended the gathering, which focused on various matters of mutual interest, including human rights, women and children protection, human trafficking, child marriage prevention, and regional peace and security.\n\nPakistan, being an agrarian nation, relies heavily on agriculture, with Punjab playing a crucial role as the country's food basket. Tarar emphasized that safeguarding water resources is directly linked to Pakistan's economy, food security, and people's well-being. He pointed out that India's suspension of the IWT is beyond the treaty's provisions and insisted that water-related issues should be handled in line with international law and the existing treaty framework.\n\nBritish Minister of State Stephen Doughty acknowledged the significance of water-related issues and emphasized the need for cooperation and engagement, noting that water and climate change are intrinsically connected to agriculture, human security, and disaster prevention and response. During the meeting, Tarar briefed the British delegation on Pakistan's legal and administrative measures to tackle child sexual exploitation, human trafficking, and forced marriages, including the implementation of legislation to set the marriageable age at 18 years and linking the marriage registration system with the national database to improve age verification and enable prompt action in case of violations.\n\nFurthermore, Tarar informed the delegation about Pakistan's efforts to enhance immigration controls, airport screening, and pre-visa clearance services to strengthen preventive mechanisms against human trafficking and related offenses. He also mentioned ongoing initiatives to centralize and automate access to criminal records and pertinent information, facilitating more efficient and timely information-sharing with relevant countries under mutually agreed arrangements. Both parties agreed to continue engaging and cooperating on human rights, women and children protection, human trafficking prevention, and other matters of mutual interest.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Human Rights Azam Nazeer Tarar on Tuesday specifically raised the issue of India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) with his British counterpart and highlighted its implications for Pakistan’s agriculture, food security and regional peace and security. British Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan Stephen…",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/mahama-holds-discussions-with-indias-external-affairs-minister",
        "published": "2026-10-07T04:59:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}