Claim
The Indus Waters Treaty was signed on 19 September 1960 with World Bank mediation, by PM Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistan's President Field Marshal Ayub Khan, after 13 years of dispute following Partition.
“19 सितंबर 1960 में यह समझौता हुआ... वर्ल्ड बैंक की मध्यस्थता हुई... भारत के प्रधानमंत्री... जवाहरलाल नेहरू... पाकिस्तान के राष्ट्रपति फील्ड मार्शल अयूब खान... दोनों ने साइन किए।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
All key facts check out: the Indus Waters Treaty was signed on 19 September 1960 in Karachi, mediated by the World Bank, by Indian PM Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistan's President Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan. The '13 years of dispute following Partition' framing is consistent with the timeline (Partition 1947 to signing 1960 = 13 years; the water dispute began at Partition, with formal World Bank-led negotiations from 1951). No material inaccuracy identified.
Evidence
- https://www.worldbank.org/en/region/sar/brief/fact-sheet-the-indus-waters-treaty-1960-and-the-world-bank World Bank fact sheet confirms the treaty was signed on 19 September 1960 with the World Bank as mediator/signatory (W.A.B. Iliff). ✓ reachable · archived
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indus_Waters_Treaty States the treaty was signed in Karachi on 19 September 1960 by Indian PM Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistani President Ayub Khan, brokered by the World Bank. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayub_Khan Confirms Mohammad Ayub Khan was President of Pakistan (1958–1969) and held the rank of Field Marshal (self-conferred 1959). ✓ reachable · archived
- https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/127721589378651773/pdf/Announcement-of-Indus-Water-Treaty-Signed-on-September-19-1960.pdf Primary World Bank announcement document dated to the 19 September 1960 signing. ✓ reachable · archived