UOL Holds Seminar on Indus Waters Treaty

The University of Lahore (UOL) held a seminar on the Indus Waters Treaty, bringing attention to a water-sharing agreement that remains a major issue in Pakistan-India relations, according to a report by The Nation.

Signed in 1960, the treaty sets out how the waters of the Indus river system are shared between the two countries. Under its framework, the eastern rivers—the Ravi, Beas and Sutlej—are allocated to India, while Pakistan is allocated the western rivers—the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab—subject to the treaty’s provisions.

The agreement has returned to the regional spotlight amid a dispute over India’s 2025 decision to place it “in abeyance.” Pakistan has challenged that position through proceedings under the treaty. In August 2026, a Court of Arbitration constituted under the treaty said the agreement remained in force and could not be suspended or terminated unilaterally. India rejected the tribunal’s authority and said it continued to regard the treaty as being in abeyance.

Against this backdrop, the UOL seminar focused on the treaty. The available report does not provide enough detail to verify the speakers, specific discussion points or any recommendations made at the event.

The treaty’s future has implications for water management and bilateral relations in South Asia. Any account of the seminar’s conclusions should therefore be based on confirmed remarks from its organisers or participants, rather than inferred from the event’s subject alone.