River Jhelum Begins in Kashmir

Dr. Syed Nazir Gilani The River Jhelum is more than a transboundary river. It is one of the principal natural arteries of the historic State of Jammu and Kashmir. Rising from the ancient spring of Verinag in the District of Anantnag, it traverses the Kashmir Valley before flowing through Azad Jammu and Kashmir into Pakistan, where its waters ultimately join the Chenab River. Today, its waters are governed internationally by the Indus Waters Treaty between India and Pakistan. Yet a fundamental legal question has received remarkably little attention: What are…