Pakistan failed to modernise its irrigation system, protect Indus delta: Report

IANS | June 8, 2026 7:25 PM

Islamabad, June 8 (IANS) The suspension of Indus Water Treaty (IWT) is not the original cause of Pakistan's water crisis. In reality, rivers in Pakistan are running short due to Pakistani authorities' failure to store the water it already controls, failure to modernise its irrigation system, protect the Indus delta and to distribute scarcity fairly among its provinces, a report has stated.