Indus is Pakistan’s Lifeline and It Is Already Impacted by Climate Stress: Senator Sherry Rehman Calls for Urgent Action on Water Security at NDMA Briefing
Islamabad, May 21, 2025(News Desk): Senator Sherry Rehman, Chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, sounded the alarm on Pakistan’s deepening water insecurity at the National Disaster Management Authority’s (NDMA) briefing on the Summer Contingency Plan 2025 by Chairman NDMA Lieutenant General Inam Haider Malik and his team. Citing India’s unilateral suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) and growing climate shocks to river flows, Senator Rehman called for immediate, coordinated action on safeguarding Pakistan’s most vital natural resource—the Indus River. “The Indus River is Pakistan’s lifeline—over 90% of our agriculture depends on it. And yet, it is already under strain from climate change, glacial retreat, and now upstream aggres...