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Indus Waters Treaty

Water-distribution treaty between India and Pakistan


Indus Waters Treaty
Indus Waters Treaty

The Indus Water Treaty (IWT) is a water-distribution treaty between India and Pakistan, arranged and negotiated by the World Bank, to use the water available in the Indus River and its tributaries. It was signed in Karachi on 19 September 1960 by then Indian prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and then Pakistani president Ayub Khan.

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