RAWALPINDI ( WNAM REPORT ): The military’s top brass on Monday expressed a resolute commitment to undertake all necessary measures to ensure the availability of Pakistan’s “rightful share of water” amid tensions with India over the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT).
For more than six decades, India and Pakistan amicably managed the Indus River system through the IWT transboundary water-sharing agreement signed on September 19, 1960. In April last year,India suspended the treaty in the wake of the Pahalgam attack.
According to an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement, Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces, Field Marshal Asim Munir, presided over the 276th Corps Commanders’ Conference (CCC) at General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi.
The forum took note of Indian rhetoric surrounding the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) and reaffirmed the guidance issued in the National Security Committee’s directive of April 24, 2025.
“It expressed a resolute commitment to undertake all measures necessary to ensure the availability of Pakistan’s rightful share of water as per the directives of the Government and the aspirations of the people of Pakistan,” ISPR said.
The statement further added that the forum expressed serious concerns over the continued use of territory under the control of the Afghan Taliban regime by Indian sponsored terrorist groups, including Fitna-al Khawarij (FAK) and Fitna-al Hindustan (FAH) to orchestrate attacks inside Pakistan.
“The forum affirmed that lasting peace and stability in the region is contingent upon preventing use of Afghan Taliban controlled territory by Indian terrorist proxies for which the Afghan Taliban regime is directly responsible,” it stated.
The forum noted that Pakistan had an unequivocal right to defend its people from terrorism and the armed forces shall continue Intelligence-Based Operations against terrorism emanating from Afghan Taliban controlled territory under the ambit of Operation Ghazab lil Haq.
According to ISPR, the military top brass underscored the immediate need for putting in place robust governance structures in restive areas which were directed towards public service and welfare as well as to break the nefarious terror-crime nexus thriving under vested political patronage.
The forum noted that after what it described as the comprehensive defeat inflicted in Marka-e-Haq, “there is an increased reliance on an evolving pattern of externally supported hybrid warfare and disinformation campaigns aimed at causing unrest.”
It condemned all forms of state-supported financing, facilitation and sponsorship of proxies, and said any attempts to destabilise Pakistan through hybrid means would continue to be countered with “strategic clarity and firm resolve.”
The ISPR said that the forum also reviewed the evolving regional situation and appreciated Pakistan’s constructive role in promoting dialogue, de-escalation and regional stability.
“It reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to peaceful conflict resolution, respect for international law and enhanced regional cooperation to address shared security challenges,” read the statement.
The conference participants rejected and strongly condemned the ongoing human rights violations and unilateral demographic engineering in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), declaring that Kashmir remains the jugular vein of Pakistan.
“Reaffirming Pakistan’s unyielding diplomatic, political and moral support to the Kashmir cause, it emphasised that true regional stability hinges entirely on granting the Kashmiri people their inalienable right to self-determination in accordance with United Nations Security Council resolutions,” it added.
The statement stated that CDF Munir directed commanders to follow up expeditiously on the multi-domain transformation plan in line with the evolving character of war.
“He also called upon the commanders to maintain the highest standards of vigilance, operational readiness and professional excellence, emphasising integrated responses to conventional, sub-conventional and hybrid threats while safeguarding Pakistan’s sovereignty and national interests at all costs,” the statement said.
The military’s media wing said that the forum offered fateha for the Shuhada of the armed forces, law enforcement agencies, and innocent civilians, reaffirming that “their sacrifices remain the foundation of Pakistan’s security, unity and resilience.”
ISPR said the top military leadership also reviewed the prevailing security environment and expressed satisfaction over the operational preparedness, professionalism and combat readiness of the Pakistan Armed Forces.
