The Indus Waters Treaty has been placed in abeyance by India, bringing about fresh worries over Pakistan's water security. However, the failing nation's fragility goes beyond the upstream geopolitics; it is also the result of decades of institutional sluggishness, under-investment and the failure to transform assured access to water into lasting economic resilience. Illustration by The Geostrata 2022 should have been a memorable summer for Pakistan, as it had excess water. Ra