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India Today
23-06-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Pak will go to war: Bilawal Bhutto threatens India over Indus Waters Treaty
Pakistan's former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto on Monday said that Pakistan would go to war if India denies Islamabad its share of water under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT).Bilawal, who heads the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), said if India follows through on denying water, 'we will have to wage war again.' Speaking in parliament, Bilawal rejected India's move and threatened retaliation over what he called an illegal suspension of the has two options: share water fairly, or we will deliver water to us from all six rivers,' he said, referring to the six rivers of the Indus basin. He further added, 'The attack on Sindhu (Indus River) and India's claim that the Indus Water Treaty has ended, and it's in abeyance. Firstly, this is illegal, as the IWT is not in abeyance, it is binding on Pakistan and India, but the threat of stopping water is illegal according to the UN charter.' His comments came days after Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced that India would never restore the 1960 water-sharing agreement, which New Delhi put in abeyance following the April 22 Pahalgam terrorist attack that killed 26 statement followed a sharp reaction from Pakistan's Foreign Ministry, which two days earlier had slammed Shah's declaration as a 'brazen disregard' for international Bilawal also emphasised dialogue and cooperation and said, 'If India and Pakistan refuse to talk, and if there is no coordination on terrorism, then violence will only intensify in both countries,' he accused India of 'weaponising terrorism for political purposes' and claimed that India worked diplomatically to reverse Pakistan's gains on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) front. 'At a time when Pakistan had successfully moved from the FATF grey list to the white list, India made every effort to drag us back to the grey list using false narratives and diplomatic pressure,' he also pointed to international support on Kashmir, saying that Pakistan succeeded in raising the issue globally and cited former US President Donald Trump's willingness to mediate on the in response to the Pahalgam attack, not only suspended the Indus Water Treaty.- EndsWith PTI inputs.
Time of India
25-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Indus Water treaty is most unfair document to people of J-K: CM Omar Abdullah
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Expressing strong disapproval over the Indus Water Treaty Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said the pact which was signed between India and Pakistan in 1960 is the "most unfair document" to the people of the Union the media, Omar Abdullah said, "The government of India has taken some steps. As far as J-K is concerned, we have never been in favour of the Indus Water Treaty. We have always believed that the Indus Water Treaty has been the most unfair document to the people of J-K."Chief Minister also discussed assurances received from the Union Home Minister Amit Shah regarding the safety of J-K residents in other states."It is regrettable that this attack took place and we ensured that whatever issues that were kept in front of us in the meeting, we will work on them. During this meeting, I spoke with the Union Home Minister and he assured me that all steps will be taken to ensure the safety of the people of J-K who are staying in other advisory will be issued by the Home Ministry and the Union Minister also spoke with the Chief Ministers of many states," he Union Home Minister Amit Shah will hold a meeting regarding the Indus Water Treaty at his residence in the national capital on Friday the Home Minister and the Union Minister for Jal Shakti, CR Paatil, other senior government officials will attend this told ANI, "India has formally notified Pakistan in writing about the suspension of the Indus Water Treaty."Debashree Mukherjee, Secretary, Ministry of Jal Shakti, as informed the Secretary of Pakistan's Ministry of Water Resources, Syed Ali Murtaza, about this decision of the Indian government through a letter. India has issued a notice for changes in the treaty. The letter states that the Indian government has given notice to the Pakistgovernment for amendments to the decision was made at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) held on April 23, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and attended by Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and External Affairs Minister comes after terrorists attacked tourists at Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam on April 22, killing 25 Indian nationals and one Nepali citizen while leaving several others injured.
