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Time of India
an hour ago
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- Time of India
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After Munir's Nuclear Threats, Pakistan Begs India To Release Water, Restore Indus Water Treaty Pakistan has gone from issuing nuclear threats to pleading with India for water. Days after its Army Chief Asim Munir warned of nuclear war and Bilawal Bhutto issued a war cry over rivers, Islamabad has urged New Delhi to resume the Indus Water Treaty—suspended by India after the Pahalgam terror attack. Pakistan's Foreign Office 'welcomed' a Court of Arbitration interpretation, claiming it supports Pakistan's rights over the Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab. But India refuses to recognise the Court's proceedings, standing firm on punitive measures against Pakistan for its alleged terror support. Under the 1960 World Bank-brokered pact, each nation controls specific rivers, but the latest developments have escalated the water-war rhetoric. The contradiction between Pakistan's nuclear chest-thumping and water pleas exposes the deep strategic tensions shaping South Asia's future.#pakistan #india #induswatertreaty #asimmunir #bilawalbhutto #nuclearthreat #watercrisis #indus #geopolitics #breakingnews #trending #trendingnow #toi #bharat #toibharat #indianews 13.3K views | 5 hours ago
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2 hours ago
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- Time of India
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After Munir's Nuclear Threats, Pakistan Begs India To Release Water, Restore Indus Water Treaty Pakistan has gone from issuing nuclear threats to pleading with India for water. Days after its Army Chief Asim Munir warned of nuclear war and Bilawal Bhutto issued a war cry over rivers, Islamabad has urged New Delhi to resume the Indus Water Treaty—suspended by India after the Pahalgam terror attack. Pakistan's Foreign Office 'welcomed' a Court of Arbitration interpretation, claiming it supports Pakistan's rights over the Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab. But India refuses to recognise the Court's proceedings, standing firm on punitive measures against Pakistan for its alleged terror support. Under the 1960 World Bank-brokered pact, each nation controls specific rivers, but the latest developments have escalated the water-war rhetoric. The contradiction between Pakistan's nuclear chest-thumping and water pleas exposes the deep strategic tensions shaping South Asia's future.#pakistan #india #induswatertreaty #asimmunir #bilawalbhutto #nuclearthreat #watercrisis #indus #geopolitics #breakingnews #trending #trendingnow #toi #bharat #toibharat #indianews 13.3K views | 4 hours ago
Time of India
4 hours ago
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- Time of India
Indus Waters Treaty: Pakistan urges for water amid nuclear threats; asks India to resume normal functioning of IWT
File photo/ANI Amid nuclear threats and war-related remarks by senior Pakistani leaders and its army chief Asim Munir, Islamabad has urged India to restart the "normal functioning" of the Indus Waters Treaty . New Delhi has kept the treaty in abeyance since May, after the terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan's foreign office said it is committed to the full implementation of the treaty and welcomed the interpretation of the Court of Arbitration on the matter. The request came after Pakistan's army chief, Asim Munir, issued a nuclear war warning and former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto made statements calling for action over India's position on the water-sharing agreement. In a statement on Monday, Pakistan's foreign office said, "Pakistan is committed to the full implementation of the Indus Waters Treaty and also expects India to immediately resume the normal functioning of the treaty." It welcomed the interpretation related to the Indus Waters Treaty made by the Court of Arbitration on August 8. India has never recognised the proceedings at the Permanent Court of Arbitration, after Pakistan objected to certain design elements of two projects under the treaty. The Pakistan's foreign office claimed the award explains the design criteria for new run-of-river hydropower projects to be built by India on the Western Rivers — Chenab, Jhelum, and Indus. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like American Investor Warren Buffett Recommends: 5 Books For Turning Your Life Around Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo A day after the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, India took several measures against Pakistan, including putting the Indus Waters Treaty in 'abeyance.' "Pakistan expects India to immediately resume the normal functioning of the Treaty," the foreign ministry said in a post on X. Earlier, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday said that India's decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty is an attack on the Indus Valley civilisation and culture. "The Indus Civilisation is connected to this river," he said, adding that an attack on the Indus River is an "attack on our civilisation, our history, and our culture." Meanwhile, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) issued a strong statement in response to remarks reportedly made by the Pakistani Chief of Army Staff during his visit to the United States. "Our attention has been drawn to remarks reportedly made by the Pakistani Chief of Army Staff while on a visit to the United States. Nuclear sabre-rattling is Pakistan's stock-in-trade," the MEA official spokesperson said.
Time of India
6 hours ago
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- Time of India
After Munir's Nuclear Threats, Pakistan Begs India To Release Water, Restore Indus Water Treaty
Pakistan has gone from issuing nuclear threats to pleading with India for water. Days after its Army Chief Asim Munir warned of nuclear war and Bilawal Bhutto issued a war cry over rivers, Islamabad has urged New Delhi to resume the Indus Water Treaty—suspended by India after the Pahalgam terror attack. Pakistan's Foreign Office 'welcomed' a Court of Arbitration interpretation, claiming it supports Pakistan's rights over the Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab. But India refuses to recognise the Court's proceedings, standing firm on punitive measures against Pakistan for its alleged terror support. Under the 1960 World Bank-brokered pact, each nation controls specific rivers, but the latest developments have escalated the water-war rhetoric. The contradiction between Pakistan's nuclear chest-thumping and water pleas exposes the deep strategic tensions shaping South Asia's future.#pakistan #india #induswatertreaty #asimmunir #bilawalbhutto #nuclearthreat #watercrisis #indus #geopolitics #breakingnews #trending #trendingnow #toi #bharat #toibharat #indianews
India.com
7 hours ago
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- India.com
After Nuke, Missile And War Threats, Pakistan Begs India To Restore Indus Water Treaty
Perhaps Pakistan is the world's first and only country that, on one hand, brandishes the threat of nuclear weapons, and on the other, is compelled to beg for survival. On the one hand, Pakistani army chief Asim Munir and political leaders, including Bilawal Bhutto, threaten India with war and nukes, on the other hand, they beg India to restore the Indus water treaty. While India has maintained that terrorism and talks cannot go hand in hand, it's time to change the stand further to threats and treaties cannot go hand in hand. Notably, Islamabad has urged India to restore normal water flow to Pakistan. "We urge India to immediately resume the normal functioning of the Indus Waters Treaty, and fulfil its treaty obligations, wholly and faithfully," Pakistan's Foreign Office said on X. India has put the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance in May following the deadly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam in which 26 tourists were killed by Pakistan-backed terrorists. Pakistan's Foreign Office has reaffirmed its commitment to fully implementing the Indus Water Treaty, welcoming the Court of Arbitration's recent interpretation on the matter. The statement came just days after the court's August 8 ruling, which clarified design parameters for new run-of-river hydropower projects India plans to build on the Western Rivers — the Chenab, Jhelum, and Indus. Quoting the verdict by the Court of Arbitration, Pakistan's foreign office said that the ruling has declared India shall let waters flow for Pakistan's unrestricted use. 'The specified exceptions for generation of hydro-electric plants must conform strictly to the requirements laid down in the Treaty, rather than to what India might consider an 'ideal' or 'best practices' approach," said Pakistan, quoting the ruling. What Is Indus Water Treaty? The Indus river system consists of the main Indus and its tributaries. The eastern rivers — Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej — flow into India, while the western rivers — Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab — are vital for Pakistan. At Independence, the partition line split the basin, leaving India as the upper riparian and Pakistan as the lower riparian. This created disputes, as major irrigation works crucial for Pakistan fell under Indian control. Mediated by the World Bank, the Indus Waters Treaty was signed in Karachi on September 19, 1960, by Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Pakistan's President Ayub Khan, and W.A.B. Illif of the World Bank, taking effect from April 1, 1960. Under the treaty: * India gets exclusive rights over the eastern rivers (avg. annual flow: ~33 MAF). * Pakistan gets most of the waters from the western rivers (avg. annual flow: ~135 MAF), with India allowed limited, specified uses. The agreement established the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC), with one commissioner from each country to share data, inspect works, resolve disputes, and promote cooperation. If disputes remain unresolved, they can be referred to a neutral expert or international arbitration. The treaty remains in force until both countries agree to replace it with a new, ratified agreement.
