Under Indus Waters Treaty, Pakistan is allowed unrestricted use of water of western rivers Chenab, Indus & Jhelum, while India gets to use water of the three eastern rivers, Sutlej, Ravi and Beas.
Omar is not the first J&K CM to raise concerns over IWT, now put in abeyance by India. His predecessors Farooq Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti have also voiced similar concerns in the past.
Pakistan’s Senate condemns India’s decision to pause Indus Waters Treaty as an act of war, warning of serious consequences and reaffirming Pakistan’s resolve to defend its sovereignty.
Project involves construction of 6 canals to irrigate desert land, 5 of which will draw water from Indus & 1 from India-controlled Sutlej. Its launch was met with domestic outrage.
India has decided to hold the treaty in abeyance in response to the Pahalgam terror attack. Signed in 1960, the treaty has remained untouched by both countries for over six decades.
In retaliation to India's punitive measures over Pahalgam terror attack, Pakistan also suspended trade with India, including via third countries, and closed airspace to Indian airlines.
After the Pahalgam terror attack, India said the treaty would be kept in abeyance with immediate effect 'until Pakistan credibly & irrevocably abjures its support for cross-border terrorism'.
Denying role in Pahalgam attack, Pakistan Dy PM Ishaq Dar says Indian moves 'deeply inappropriate way to vent frustration', National Security Committee to prepare official response.
This is the first instance where the Indian government has publicly stated that there is a cross-border link in the Pahalgam attack that left 25 Indians and a foreign national dead.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
No wonder Atal Rohtang tunnel and expansion of roads would now lead to fastracking of hydel projects in eco sensitive and politically sensitive regions without any public outrage or objections. Those who protest would be “anti national interest”. The spirit of “Nationalism” was once ignited by Pt. Nehru in a newly formed nation, wherein he made a public call for ‘sacrifice’ for ‘national interest’. Entire Bilaspur township in Himachal Pradesh did sacrifice and was drowned was ever under backwaters of Bhakra -Nangal! It is time tribes and people of hill sacrifice for nation building…
No wonder Atal Rohtang tunnel and expansion of roads would now lead to fastracking of hydel projects in eco sensitive and politically sensitive regions without any public outrage or objections. Those who protest would be “anti national interest”. The spirit of “Nationalism” was once ignited by Pt. Nehru in a newly formed nation, wherein he made a public call for ‘sacrifice’ for ‘national interest’. Entire Bilaspur township in Himachal Pradesh did sacrifice and was drowned was ever under backwaters of Bhakra -Nangal! It is time tribes and people of hill sacrifice for nation building…