‘Shouldn't Pakistanis Have Water’: Another Karnataka Minister Stokes Row, Questions Indus Treaty Suspension
- India decided on April 25 to hold the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance.
- India took this step after a terrorist attack killed 26 people in Pahalgam on April 22.
- The 1960 treaty, mediated by the World Bank, governs water distribution in the Indus basin.
- Pakistan reacted strongly, warning disruption would be considered "an act of war."
- This action threatens Pakistan's economy, impacting farming and urban water supplies.
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Karnataka Ministers slam Centre over stopping water supply to Pakistan claims
Karnataka ministers Rahim Khan and Santhosh Lad criticised the BJP over water supply to Pakistan claims and questioned Pahalgam terror attack’s security lapses. They demanded immediate solutions and slammed the Centre’s handling of border security and intelligence.
'Pakistan and its friends club': Anurag Thakur jabs Congress leader over Pak comment
New Delhi, April 28, 2025 BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Monday made a pointed objection to senior Congress leader Saifuddin Soz’s statement on Pakistan and also over his advice to the Centre to ‘rethink’ its decision on suspending the Indus Water Treaty. He accused the Congress leaders, including him of ‘shamelessly defending Pakistan’. The BJP leader took a caustic jibe at Congress leaders over ‘sympathetic’ statements towards the rogue nation and sa…
A legal look at IWT - Daily news Update
People walk on the dry patch of the Indus River, in Jamshoro, on March 15, 2025. —Reuters In light of India’s continued hostility towards Pakistan, marked by repeated violations of bilateral and international obligations, it is imperative to examine recent developments concerning the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) and the strategic suspension of the Simla Agreement. Both instruments are foundational to the legal and geopolitical relationship between…
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