The water experts have stressed the need to retaliate with a pragmatic response to counter India's attempt to modify the Indus Waters Treaty.

The experts made the remarks during a roundtable discussion titled "Indus Water Treaty Arbitration - Battle over Water Sharing" in Islamabad.

Speaking on the occasion, Secretary of Water Ministry Mirza Hamid Hassan said India designed its water projects with storages of a higher level and obstructing river flows more than what was permitted under the Treaty.

He said that Pakistan must be ready to take the matter to the UN if India continues to boycott the proceedings of the International Court of Arbitration.

Former Federal Secretary of Water Ministry Ashfaq Mahmood underscored that India's attempt to make amendments to the IWT would not be fruitful as the modification which India was claiming already present in Article IX of the IWT.

While concluding the session, Chairman IPS Khalid Rahman said it was critical that despite Pakistan's case being true and proactive; its projection was still in a passive and defensive mode.

Source: Radio Pakistan