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Pakistan PM warns of response if India endangers water supply
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said any threat to his country's water supply would draw a response, as tensions simmer over India's suspension of the Indus Water Treaty. Speaking at an event…
The Story in Brief
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said any threat to his country's water supply would draw a response, as tensions simmer over India's suspension of the Indus Water Treaty. Speaking at an event on Independence Day eve, Sharif called every drop of water a 'red line' and warned against mistaking Pakistan's desire for peace as weakness.
India suspended the treaty after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people. A four-day conflict in May ended in a ceasefire. New Delhi has said the treaty will remain in abeyance until Pakistan 'credibly and irrevocably' ends support for cross-border terrorism. Pakistan's PM Office said there would be 'no compromise' on water.
The Indian Opinion
Both sides are playing to nationalist galleries. Pakistan's 'red line' rhetoric ignores that it was India that suspended a treaty, not Pakistan. But India's move is unprecedented and risky, water treaties are fragile. The bigger question is not who blusters louder, but whether either government is willing to return to talks. Will either side formally resume the treaty once the ceasefire holds?
Source: thefederal.com
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