♤ It is Seen as one of the most successful international treaties,

♤ It has survived frequent tensions, including conflict, and

♤ It has provided a framework for irrigation and hydropower development for more than half a century.

♤ It is a generous treaty in terms of both the sharing ratio (80.52 per cent of the aggregate water flows in the Indus system reserved for Pakistan) and the total volume of basin waters for the downstream state.