Indus Waters Treaty was ‘most unfair document’ to Jammu and Kashmir, says CM Omar Abdullah

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan “was the most unfair document” to the people of Jammu and Kashmir, ANI reported.

“The government of India has taken some steps,” Abdullah told reporters. “As far as Jammu and Kashmir is concerned, we have never been in favour of the Indus Water Treaty.”

The National Conference leader was responding to a reporter’s question about the Union government’s decision to suspend the treaty following the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir.

Abdullah added that one must wait and see the medium to long-term effects of the government’s decision.

#WATCH | Srinagar | #PahalgamTerroristAttack | On the decision of the Central government to suspend the Indus Water Treaty, J&K CM Omar Abdullah says, "The government of India has taken some steps. As far as J&K is concerned, we have never been in favour of the Indus Water… pic.twitter.com/2VG6fpxarh— ANI (@ANI) April 25, 2025

On Wednesday, India said it was suspending the 1960 treaty with immediate effect until Pakistan “credibly and irrevocably” stops its support for cross-border terrorism.

India and Pakistan signed the treaty in 1960 with the World Bank as an additional signatory, to divide the water of the Indus river and its tributaries equitably between the two countries.

Under the treaty, water from three eastern rivers, Beas, Ravi and Sutlej,...

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