Islamabad: Pakistan has expressed satisfaction over the decision of the Court of Arbitration at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague regarding Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) 1960.

Government of Pakistan has said the decision of court of arbitration is endorsement of Pakistan stance. It is incumbent on India to provide information to Pakistan required for reviewing the upholding of agreement.

Pakistan said IWT imposes solid and real restrictions on the ability of India for controlling water on Western rivers. These restrictions are not mere formal but they stand applied at the phase of planning and design.

The development comes against the backdrop of India's controversial decision to hold the IWT in 'abeyance' following the Pahalgam attack in April 2025 - a move the treaty itself does not permit. Pakistan invoked the treaty's robust dispute settlement process, leading to the PCA's latest Supplemental Award on maximum pondage. The PCA has exposed India's isolation in its contempt for international legal norms.

A Government of Pakistan spokesperson, in a statement, noted with utmost satisfaction the Court of Arbitration's Supplemental Award, saying, 'The Award is a strategic consolidation of Pakistan's Treaty position: maximum Pondage must be realistic, evidence-based, hydrologically grounded, power-system justified, Treaty-compliant, and incapable of inflation through artificial assumptions.'

It said that the Award also strengthened Pakistan's review rights. India must provide Pakistan with sufficient information and explanation to assess Treaty compliance. If India fails to do so, it fails to carry its burden of establishing that the proposed maximum Pondage satisfies Paragraph 8(c) of Annexure D.

'The Award is a strategic consolidation of Pakistan's Treaty position: maximum Pondage must be realistic, evidence-based, hydrologically grounded, power-system justified, Treaty-compliant, and incapable of inflation through artificial assumptions.'