The rare, but not unprecedented, rally shows that the outfit, though banned in Pakistan and by the UN, continues to mobilise, recruit & fundraise in the country.
The colossal dams on the Indus rivers won't rise overnight. But India now possesses the will, the foreign-exchange reserves, and the engineering talent to realise this vision.
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'.
Mustafizur Rahman was not representing Bangladesh; he was representing Kolkata. Singling him out simply because of his nationality shows a selective and convenient moral logic.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.
Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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