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News18
2 hours ago
- Business
- News18
Nations No Longer Expect Pakistan To Come Knocking With A Begging Bowl: Shehbaz Sharif
Last Updated: While addressing the armed forces in Quetta, Shehbaz Sharif called upon the people of Pakistan to make maximum use of the country's natural resources. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday stated that the international community no longer expects Islamabad to approach them with a begging bowl, noting that he and Field Marshal Asim Munir will be the last to shoulder this responsibility. While addressing the armed forces in Quetta, Sharif called upon the people of Pakistan to make maximum use of the country's natural resources. 'They (International Community) don't expect us to come with a begging bowl. I am the last person, along with field Marshal Munir, to carry this burden on our shoulders," said Sharif. 'We must make full use of natural resources and deploy them for these positive ventures." '…(intl community) Doesn't expect us to come with a begging bowl. I am the last person, along with the field Marshal Munir to carry this burden on my shoulder…' says Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif as he calls for usage of Pakistani natural resourcesVdo Ctsy: Pak media — Sidhant Sibal (@sidhant) May 31, 2025 Sharif Calls China 'Time-Tested Friend' The Pakistani Prime Minister described China as a 'time-tested" friend and noted that partner nations now expect Islamabad to engage with them through trade and economic cooperation. 'China is the most time-tested friend of Pakistan. Saudi Arabia is the most reliable, trustworthy friend of Pakistan. Also, Turkey, Qatar and UAE," he said. 'Let me make this point abundantly clear, they expect us to engage us to engage them in trade, commerce, innovation, research and development, education, health, investments in profitable ventures," he further added. First Published:
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Business Standard
7 hours ago
- Politics
- Business Standard
Terrorism from Pak soil a breach of Indus Waters Treaty: India at UN event
India has dismissed Pakistan's claims that it is violating the Indus Waters Treaty, saying instead that Pakistan's continued support for cross-border terrorism is affecting the proper implementation of the agreement, according to a PTI report. Speaking at the plenary session of the first United Nations conference on glaciers in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on Friday, India's Minister of State for Environment Kirti Vardhan Singh said that terrorism from Pakistani soil is itself a violation of the treaty. '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,' Singh said. He pointed out that the situation has changed significantly since the treaty was signed, and that new developments warrant a fresh look at the treaty's responsibilities. He said these include 'technological advancements, demographic changes, climate change and the ongoing threat of cross-border terrorism'. The minister also highlighted the original intent behind the agreement, noting that it was founded on mutual goodwill. '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 added. Pakistan's objection at the conference Earlier at the same event, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif criticised India for holding the treaty in abeyance. He warned that any move to abandon the agreement could endanger lives and lead to serious consequences. '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,' Sharif said, according to Pakistan's Dawn newspaper. Sharif stressed that Pakistan would not tolerate any breach of the treaty, which he said was essential to millions of people. Treaty put in 'abeyance' after Pahalgam terror attack India had placed the IWT in abeyance following a deadly terrorist attack on April 22 in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which claimed 26 lives. The move was part of several diplomatic punitive actions taken against Pakistan. The IWT was signed in 1960 by India and Pakistan, with the World Bank acting as a guarantor. It outlines how water from the Indus river system - which includes five other rivers - is to be shared between the two countries. Focus of the UN Conference The three-day UN conference on glaciers aims to raise awareness about the role glaciers play in maintaining global ecological stability and tackling water-related challenges. More than 2,500 delegates from 80 UN member states and 70 international organisations are taking part in the event, which ends on Saturday.
Time of India
19 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Will not allow India to weaponise water, says Shahbaz Sharif at Dushanbe meet
File photo: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif ISLAMABAD: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif on Friday rejected the "weaponisation of water" and warned that Pakistan would not allow India to cross the red line by holding the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance and endangering millions of lives for narrow political gains. Sharif was addressing a three-day International Conference on Glaciers' Preservation in Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe when he raked up the issue. "India's unilateral and illegal decision to hold in abeyance the IWT, which governs the sharing of the Indus Basin's water, is deeply regrettable," Dawn quoted Sharif as saying. "Millions 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," the PM told the conference attended by over 2,500 delegates from 80 UN member states and 70 international organisations. The event was hosted by Tajikistan govt in collaboration with UN, Unesco, WMO, Asian Development Bank, and other key partners. Sharif's remarks came after India, soon after the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam, announced abeyance of the IWT among other punitive measures. The IWT was signed in 1960 by the two countries to address the water dispute between them and to share the waters of the six main rivers of the Indus basin.
Time of India
a day ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Shehbaz Sharif raises Indus Waters Treaty abeyance at Tajikistan forum
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday took dispute with India over the Indus Waters Treaty to a forum on glaciers in Tajikistan, attempting to internationalise the bilateral pact. Addressing the International Conference on Glaciers' Preservation in Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe, he said the world must recognise that water transcends political boundaries, connects communities and sustains ecosystems and cultures, demanding global action over India's decision to put the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance. "We are now witnessing an alarming new low, the weaponisation of water. 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," Sharif said, adding that lives of millions of Pakistanis must not be held hostage to "narrow political gains". "Our waters and our glaciers... bind us in a shared destiny. Let us protect and preserve nature's precious bounties for our planet and our peoples," he further said. The comments came a day after India's external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "I would like to underline that any bilateral discussion on Jammu and Kashmir will only be about the vacation of illegally occupied Indian territory by Pakistan. As for the Indus Waters Treaty, it will remain in abeyance until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for cross-border terrorism. As the prime minister has said, and I would like to repeat his words, terror and talks cannot go together." Live Events Pakistan chose Tajikistan for raising the issue even as it is a strategic partner of India in Central Asia and had been involved in a trans-border water dispute with a neighbour in the past. Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan's decades-long border dispute, particularly over water access and land, has resulted in several violent clashes. An agreement in March this year resolved the final contested border, promising to end the long-standing tensions. Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have a water treaty that addresses the management and protection of water resources, particularly in the Syr Darya and Amu Darya river basins. The treaty is part of a broader effort to manage shared water resources in Central Asia, including cooperation with other countries such as Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan.
India Gazette
a day ago
- Politics
- India Gazette
'Terrorism and dialogue cannot go together' - India on talks with Pakistan
New Delhi has urged Islamabad to "hand over" terrorists and vacate the "occupied" part of Kashmir India has reiterated that "terrorism and dialogue cannot go together" in response to Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's remark that Islamabad is ready for dialogue with its neighbor. Speaking at a press briefing in New Delhi on Thursday, Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal underscored the country's unchanged position on engagement with Islamabad. "And as far as the issue of terrorism is concerned, any discussion with Pakistan will focus on the list of terrorists we had provided to them some years ago - they should hand them over to us." Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday echoed that stance, insisting that Pakistan must hand over designated terrorists, including Masood Azhar and Hafiz Saeed, the respective leaders of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JEM) and Lashkar-e Tayyiba (LeT), "if it is serious about talks." Both men are designated as terrorists in India but are also on the United Nations (UN) 1267 ISIL and Al-Qaida Sanctions List. "It would be in Pakistan's interest to uproot the nurseries of terrorism operating on its soil with its own hands," Singh said. Speaking earlier this week at a Pakistan-Trkiye-Azerbaijan trilateral summit in Azerbaijan alongside presidents Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ilham Aliyev, Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif said his country wants "peace in the region," which requires "talks on the table" on Kashmir, a region that has been claimed by both countries ever since their independence from Britain in 1947. "I have said in all earnest that if India wants to talk on countering terrorism in sincerity of purpose, Pakistan would be willing to talk to India on this issue as well," Sharif was quoted by The Dawn newspaper as saying. Commenting on Kashmir, the Indian Foreign Ministry spokesperson reiterated that the issue would be resolved bilaterally when Pakistan vacates the part of the region which it holds "illegally and unlawfully." The statements come after New Delhi launched military action against targets in Pakistan, which it labeled as "terrorist camps." The operation was a response to the April 22 massacre of 26 people in Pahalgam, in India's union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, which New Delhi blamed on a Pakistan-sponsored terrorist organization. READ MORE: How Moscow's legendary S-400 missiles helped India outgun Pakistan Islamabad denied any involvement in the attack, with Pakistani top officials claiming the country was itself a "victim of terrorism." India insisted that it only targeted locations linked with terrorist organizations, and not Pakistani military or civilian targets. Islamabad, however, accused Delhi of targeting civilians. It later retaliated by attacking Indian military sites, leading to further escalation by both countries. After a brief but intense conflict, a ceasefire was announced on May 10.
