( August 11, 2025, 1:36 PM EDT) -- THE HAGUE, The Netherlands — A Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) tribunal on Aug. 8 issued an award explaining the interpretation, application and binding effect of a water treaty between the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Republic of India, writing that the treaty imposes enforceable obligations on India’s design and construction of dams and hydroelectric plants on western rivers despite India’s nonparticipation in the arbitration....