Indus River dolphins are distinguished by their elongated noses and small, nearly vestigial eyes. Once thriving in the lower parts of the Indus and its tributaries, their numbers have dwindled due to ...

ON THE INDUS RIVER, Pakistan – Pakistanis call the Indus the Father of the Rivers, the Blue Water, the Lion River. Ancient civilizations thrived around it. Shrines to Sufi and Hindu saints dot its ...

The Indus Waters Treaty, mediated by the World Bank in 1960, regulates the division of water from the Indus River and its ...

Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar has urged the UN Security Council to take notice of India’s alleged violations of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT). The treaty, brokered by the World Bank in ...

"Blood and water can't flow together," India's Prime Minister says. This is no cliche - shared water resources are a key issue in the increasingly fraught relationship between India and Pakistan. The ...

Ishaq Dar raised concerns over Indian projects on the Indus river system at a Brussels seminar. He said the dispute should be ...

India is contemplating plans to significantly increase the amount of water it draws from the Indus River system, which primarily serves Pakistan, as part of a broader strategy in response to a deadly ...

Rescue efforts have boosted the Indus dolphin’s numbers, but dams on the Indus River continue to disrupt the marine mammal’s movements. People rescue two Indus river dolphins in the Kirthar Canal, ...

Rare photo showing two Indus River dolphins in the wild. Photo credit: Albert Reichert, CC-BY.N The Indus River dolphin (Platanista gangetica minor) is an endangered freshwater mammal found only in ...

Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar has urged the UN Security Council to take notice of India’s alleged violations of ...