PM Shehbaz warns India against testing Pakistan’s water red line
Sharif said Pakistan would not accept any move to cut Indus waters as tensions with India persist over Kashmir and the treaty.
- Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif warned India on Thursday that every drop of Indus water is a "red line," stressing Islamabad wants peace but will respond forcefully to threats against sovereignty.
- The Indus Waters Treaty governs water sharing for the Indus Basin, allocating the Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab to Pakistan while India controls the Sutlej, Beas, and Ravi.
- India has held the agreement in abeyance since the April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack, though Pakistan maintains the treaty remains legally binding despite intense scrutiny.
- Sharif claimed Pakistan "defeated" India during the May 2025 conflict and praised President Donald Trump for his "leadership and proactive role" in facilitating an "immediate ceasefire."
- New Delhi rejects third-party mediation, maintaining the ceasefire resulted from direct communication, while water-sharing remains central to the broader Kashmir dispute between the two neighbors.
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Pakistan PM's desperate rant fearing water shortage as India keeps Indus Waters Treaty suspended
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has issued a strong warning to India over the Indus Waters Treaty, saying Islamabad would give a “direct response” if Pakistan’s water supplies were threatened. Speaking at an event on the eve of Pakistan’s Independence Day, Sharif said Pakistan wanted peace but its desire for peace should not be mistaken for weakness. Sharif described water as a red line for Pakistan, warning that any threat to the country…
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‘Every Single Drop Is A Red Line’: Pakistan PM Sharif Warns India Over Indus Waters Treaty
Amid unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has tried to provoke India by raking up the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) suspended by New Delhi following the terrorist attack in Pahalgam in April 2025. Speaking at an
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