Claim
The treaty was signed in September 1960 in Karachi, Pakistan, by India's then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistan's Martial Law Administrator Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan.
“सितंबर 1960 में पाकिस्तान के कराची शहर में इस समझौते पर भारत के तत्कालीन प्रधानमंत्री पंडित जवाहरलाल नेहरू और पाकिस्तान के मार्शल लॉ एडमिनिस्ट्रेटर फील्ड मार्शल मोहम्मद अयूब खान ने हस्ताक्षर किए थे।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The Indus Waters Treaty was signed on 19 September 1960 in Karachi, Pakistan, by India's Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistan's Ayub Khan, corroborated by Wikipedia, Britannica, and the primary World Bank announcement. Ayub Khan was indeed a Field Marshal who seized power as Martial Law Administrator in 1958; by the signing he formally held the office of President, but his identity, the month (September 1960), the city (Karachi), and both signatories are correctly stated. The World Bank was also a signatory, which the quote omits, but nothing in the claim is false.
Evidence
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indus_Waters_Treaty States the Indus Waters Treaty was signed in Karachi on 19 September 1960 by Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistani President Ayub Khan, mediated by the World Bank. ✓ 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 confirming the treaty was signed on September 19, 1960. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.britannica.com/event/Indus-Waters-Treaty Confirms the treaty signed in 1960 between India and Pakistan with World Bank mediation. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403