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News18
a day ago
- Politics
- News18
Pakistan Stares At Crop-Sowing Crisis As India's Indus Treaty Suspension Dries Out Major Dams
Last Updated: Pakistan reportedly faces a severe water crisis with low dam levels, putting its kharif crop season on the danger. This comes as India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty. A couple of days after Minister of State for Environment Kirti Vardhan Singh said Pakistan was violating the Indus Water Treaty through terrorism, a report has claimed the neighbouring country was in a crop-sowing crisis since dams there were drying out. According to a report with The Times Of India, water level in two key dams in Pakistan, Mangla on River Jhelum and Tarbela on Indus, are running low, driving Pakistan to stare at a bleak kharif sowing season. Following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, which killed 26 people, India announced the suspension of the Indus Water Treaty as part of several punitive measures against Pakistan. The Indus Waters Treaty, signed in 1960 between India and Pakistan with the World Bank as a signatory, governs the sharing of the Indus River system's waters between the two countries. According to the report, the latest estimates by Pakistan's Indus River System Authority, the country is already facing an overall shortage of 21 per cent in water flow and nearly 50 per cent in live storage from the two key dams. The condition probably drove Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to say at the International Conference on Glaciers' Preservation that his country would not allow India to cross the red line by holding the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance and endangering millions of lives for narrow political gains. 'India's unilateral and illegal decision to hold in abeyance the Indus Waters Treaty, which governs the sharing of the Indus Basin's water, is deeply regrettable," Pakistani newspaper Dawn quoted Sharif as saying. Last week, India reiterated that any engagement with Pakistan will only be bilateral; terror and talks cannot go together; and that the Indus Waters Treaty will remain in abeyance until Pakistan 'credibly and irrevocably abjures" its support for cross-border terrorism. The Ministry of External Affairs' strong response came at a time when Pakistan, pushed on the backfoot by India's decisive 'Operation Sindoor', has suddenly started talking about its intent on having peace talks with India. Watch India Pakistan Breaking News on CNN-News18. Get breaking news, in-depth analysis, and expert perspectives on everything from geopolitics to diplomacy and global trends. Stay informed with the latest world news only on News18. Download the News18 App to stay updated!
Time of India
2 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif admits economy's poor health; pitches for investment
(You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif has admitted that the country's economy is in a bad shape and has sought foreign investments instead of doles to improve the health of the said the world does not expect the country to come with a "begging bowl", as he urged Pakistan to focus on trade, investment and development rather than India has rejected Pakistan's accusation that it has violated the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), saying cross-border terrorism is adversely impacting the agreement. At the UN conference on glaciers in Tajikistan, minister Kirti Vardhan Singh criticised Pakistan for using the international platform to raise unrelated political issues.
New Indian Express
2 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Stop blaming others: India slams Pakistan for violating Indus Water Treaty through terrorism
NEW DELHI: India has said that Pakistan should stop blaming it for the breach of the Indus Water Treaty, as the unrelenting cross-border terrorism from its soil is interfering with the treaty's implementation. Addressing the plenary session of the first UN conference on glaciers in Tajikistan's Dushanbe on Friday, Minister of State for Environment Kirti Vardhan Singh said that Pakistan itself was violating the treaty through terrorism. "We are appalled at the attempt by Pakistan to misuse the forum and to bring in unwarranted references to issues which do not fall within the purview of the forum. We strongly condemned such an attempt," he said. Singh said it is an undeniable fact that there have been fundamental changes in circumstances since the Indus Waters Treaty was signed, which requires a reassessment of the treaty's obligations. These changes include technological advancements, demographic changes, climate change and the ongoing threat of cross-border terrorism, he said. The minister said that the treaty's preamble states it was concluded in the spirit of goodwill and friendship, and that honouring the treaty in good faith is essential. "However, the unrelenting cross border terrorism from Pakistan interferes with an ability to exploit the treaty as per its provisions. "Pakistan, which itself is in violation of the treaty, should desist from putting the blame of the breach of the treaty on India," he said.
NDTV
2 days ago
- Politics
- NDTV
"Putting Blame On...": India Slams Shehbaz Sharif For Indus Waters Treaty Remark
New Delhi: India has said that Pakistan should stop blaming it for the breach of the Indus Waters Treaty, as the unrelenting cross-border terrorism from its soil is interfering with the treaty's implementation. Addressing the plenary session of the first UN conference on glaciers in Tajikistan's Dushanbe on Friday, Minister of State for Environment Kirti Vardhan Singh said that Pakistan itself was violating the treaty through terrorism. "We are appalled at the attempt by Pakistan to misuse the forum and to bring in unwarranted references to issues which do not fall within the purview of the forum. We strongly condemned such an attempt," he said. Mr Singh said it is an undeniable fact that there have been fundamental changes in circumstances since the Indus Waters Treaty was signed, which requires a reassessment of the treaty's obligations. These changes include technological advancements, demographic changes, climate change and the ongoing threat of cross-border terrorism, he said. The minister said that the treaty's preamble states it was concluded in the spirit of goodwill and friendship, and that honouring the treaty in good faith is essential. "However, the unrelenting cross-border terrorism from Pakistan interferes with the ability to exploit the treaty as per its provisions. "Pakistan, which itself is in violation of the treaty, should desist from putting the blame of the breach of the treaty on India," he said. At the International Conference on Glaciers' Preservation, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said his country would not allow India to cross the red line by holding the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance and endangering millions of lives for narrow political gains. "India's unilateral and illegal decision to hold in abeyance the Indus Waters Treaty, which governs the sharing of the Indus Basin's water, is deeply regrettable," Pakistani newspaper Dawn quoted Mr Sharif as saying. Following the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which killed 26 people, India announced the suspension of the treaty as part of several punitive measures against Pakistan. The Indus Waters Treaty, signed in 1960 between India and Pakistan with the World Bank as a signatory, governs the sharing of the Indus River system's waters between the two countries. The three-day UN conference on glaciers, which ends on Saturday, aims to highlight the important role of glaciers in maintaining global ecological balance and addressing water-related challenges. The conference is being attended by over 2,500 delegates from 80 UN member states and 70 international organisations.
India Today
2 days ago
- Politics
- India Today
Stop blaming others: India rips Pak at UN meet over Indus Waters Treaty remark
A day after Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif raked up India's suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty at a global forum, New Delhi on Saturday hit back, calling it an unwarranted reference and asserting that Islamabad should stop blaming India for the treaty's breach, as persistent cross-border terrorism from Pakistan was hampering its a session of a UN conference on glaciers in Tajikistan, where the Pakistan Prime Minister made the remarks, Union Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh said that Pakistan itself was violating the treaty through are appalled at the attempt by Pakistan to misuse the forum and to bring in unwarranted references to issues which do not fall within the purview of the forum. We strongly condemned such an attempt," he said. The suspension of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty was among a series of punitive measures India took against Pakistan after Pakistan-based terrorists killed 26 civilians in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam on April 22. New Delhi has consistently accused Islamabad of supporting and facilitating cross-border terrorism as part of a proxy war against the International Conference on Glaciers' Preservation, Shehbaz Sharif on Friday called the decision to suspend the treaty a 'weaponisation of water' and 'India's unilateral and illegal decision to hold in abeyance the Indus Waters Treaty, which governs the sharing of the Indus Basin's water, is deeply regrettable,' according to Pakistani of lives must not be held hostage to narrow political gains, and Pakistan will not allow this. We will never allow the red line to be crossed,' he Union Minister countered these statements on Saturday, pointing out that it is an "undeniable fact" that there have been fundamental changes in circumstances since the Indus Waters Treaty was signed, which requires a reassessment of the treaty's obligations. These changes include technological advancements, demographic changes, climate change and the ongoing threat of cross-border terrorism, he added."However, the unrelenting cross-border terrorism from Pakistan interferes with an ability to exploit the treaty as per its provisions. Pakistan, which itself is in violation of the treaty, should desist from putting the blame for the breach of the treaty on India," he minister said that the treaty's preamble states it was concluded in the spirit of goodwill and friendship, and that honouring the treaty in good faith is InTrending Reel
