US EditionAfter Asim Munir, Bilawal Bhutto's Fresh War Threat to India over Indus Waters Treaty – ‘Have Strength to Confront Modi’
INDIA-PAKISTAN BORDER REGION AND INDUS RIVER BASIN, AUG 12 – Pakistan warns India of war and nuclear retaliation over suspension of the Indus Water Treaty, citing risk to 250 million people from water shortages, amid escalating border tensions.
- Amid mounting tensions, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari warned Pakistan would go to war if India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty, following Army Chief Asim Munir’s nuclear threat.
- In response to the April 22, 2025 Pahalgam terror attack, New Delhi says it suspended the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, linking water cooperation to security threats.
- Highlighting potential famine, Army Chief Asim Munir threatened to destroy dams on Indus water channels, warning such projects could endanger 250 million Pakistanis, and said, "If we are drowning, we will take half the world with us".
- In New Delhi’s sharp response, India’s Ministry of External Affairs called Pakistan’s nuclear posturing 'stock-in-trade' and vowed it 'will not give in to nuclear blackmail'.
- Experts warn that a war between India and Pakistan would be disastrous, with the World Bank and United Nations monitoring the escalating dispute.
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After Asim Munir, Bilawal Bhutto's fresh war threat to India over Indus Waters Treaty – ‘have strength to confront Modi’
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