conflict between pakistan and india over distribution of the water arose with the creation of pakistan in the dispute was settled in by a treaty between india and pakistan that allocated the waters of the indus jhelum and chenab to pakistan and the waters of the sutlej beas and ravi to india it is the only crossborder treaty in the world to have divided rights to riparian systems between countries dinar et al the treaty also established the permanent indus commission composed of one commissioner of indus waters from each country who are to meet annually to establish and promote cooperative arrangements for the treaty implementation and the development of the waters of the indus system