ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar on Saturday held a meeting with Foreign Minister of Croatia, Gordon Radman, at the 4th EU Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum.
They discussed regional and global developments, advancing political and economic cooperation, enhancing Pak-Croatian engagement bilaterally and at multilateral forums, Foreign Office spokesperson said in a press release.
Dar also invited the Croatian foreign minister to visit Pakistan.
A day earlier, the deputy prime minister warned that India’s illegal and unilateral decision to place the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) in abeyance poses a serious threat to regional stability.
He made these remarks while addressing the Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum Roundtable in Brussels on Friday.
Ishaq Dar recalled that New Delhi suspended its participation in the treaty in April following an attack in occupied Kashmir’s Pahalgam, which killed 26 people — an incident India blamed on Pakistan without providing evidence.
Islamabad condemned the move as an attempt to undermine its water rights, describing any unilateral suspension as an “act of war” and noting that the treaty contains no provision for such action.
Pakistan has since said it is considering legal recourse, arguing the step violates the 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties.
Highlighting the broader implications, Dar stressed that water resources should serve as a basis for cooperation, not “weaponised for political leverage”.
He reiterated that lasting peace in South Asia remains contingent on resolving the Jammu and Kashmir dispute in line with UN Security Council resolutions and the aspirations of Kashmiris.