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Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance may hurt Pakistan's food security

The treaty that was signed between India and Pakistan in 1960, brokered by the World Bank

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A protest against the suspension of Indus Waters Treaty in Karachi on Friday (Photo: Reuters)

Sanjeeb MukherjeeBhaswar Kumar New Delhi

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India's Ministry of External Affairs today is believed to have held a series of meetings with officials from the ministry of Jal Shakti on the decision to keep the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance as experts weighed in on long-term impact of the move on Pakistan’s agricultural production, food security, and energy supplies.
 
The Treaty has been kept 'in abeyance in retaliation to the killing of tourists in Pahalgam just a few days back. 
Experts said that as India builds its own infrastructure on the rivers that comprise the Indus Water Basin without any obligation to meet the treaty’s requirements, it