New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The dispute over the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) is no longer about water; it’s about whether Islamabad can separate strategic interests from performative militancy, a report has noted. “Pakistan’s conduct is especially curious because it reveals a familiar habit in Islamabad: every crisis is treated as both existential and self-authored by India. The pattern is always the same. First comes the accusation that India is acting illegally. Then comes the declaration that an…
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United Nations, July 23 (IANS) India has made clear to Pakistan that the Indus Water Treaty will remain suspended as long as Islamabad is committed to cross-border terrorism as state policy. “Our position on the Indus Water Treaty remains clear and consistent,” India’s Permanent Representative P. Harish told Pakistan at the Security Council on Wednesday. “Cooperation on the basis of mutual trust and goodwill cannot be expected when cross-border terrorism is regularly deployed as an instr…
Islamabad, July 19 (IANS) Pakistan is facing a crisis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan and is in a state of war with Afghanistan under Pakistan’s Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, said a report.”More than a year ago, Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Field Marshal Asim Munir told a cheering group of Pakistanis how he would beat the hell out of Baloch fighters “very soon”. More than a year has since elapsed, but rather than improving, things have taken a turn for the worse. A…
Islamabad/New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) India’s decision to hold the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) in abeyance following the heinous Pahalgam terror attack last year by Pakistan-backed terrorists underscores that the move is not directed against the Pakistani people but is intended to put pressure on Islamabad, which uses terrorism as an instrument, a report has stated. It argued that Pakistan’s actions have legitimised terror and undermined security architecture, posing a threat to people in the entire…
Chandigarh, July 3 (IANS) Congress leader Manish Tewari on Friday reiterated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement regarding the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) following the deadly Pahalgam terror attack last year, saying “Blood and water can’t flow together”.His response came after the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday reminded Pakistan that the IWT will remain in abeyance until it stops backing cross-border terrorism.”India’s position on the Indus Waters Treaty is consistent. IWT stand…
Islamabad, July 1 (IANS) Pakistan’s negligence in water management is responsible for the water issues that it has been facing in Indus Basin. Pakistan will continue to have water woes until it does not work on water resource management by improving their systems, crop water productivity, ground water management, storages, agricultural practices, institutional reforms, monitoring systems, use of modern technology and resolves disputes among its provinces, a report has detailed. Pakistan keeps ac…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) There is panic and anxiety within Pakistan’s establishment with the protests in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) continuing unabated despite a massive crackdown. After using brute force against the protesters, the establishment now hopes that these people can be demoralised if top-level arrests are made.The arrest of Shaukat Nawaz Mir, a prominent voice in PoK and a top leader of the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) was meant to deter the protesters.Mir was picked up…
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Opposition leaders on Saturday questioned Defence Minister Rajanath Singh’s warning to Pakistan that “Indus water will not reach the terror patrons”, pointing out that the BJP-led Central government had last year kept the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance and that it was not completely written off.Addressing an ‘Intellectuals Meet’ organised in Hyderabad by Telangana BJP, Rajnath Singh said: “We had warned that if Pakistan carries out terror attacks in India, we will stop …
Islamabad, June 8 (IANS) The suspension of Indus Water Treaty (IWT) is not the original cause of Pakistan’s water crisis. In reality, rivers in Pakistan are running short due to Pakistani authorities’ failure to store the water it already controls, failure to modernise its irrigation system, protect the Indus delta and to distribute scarcity fairly among its provinces, a report has stated. Following the heinous terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam in April 2025, India had exercised its …
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Rejecting Pakistan’s criticism of two river projects, India on Friday reiterated its consistent stance on the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), saying that the agreement remains in abeyance until Pakistan completely stops cross-border terrorism. The reaction from Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) came after Pakistan said India was seeking to “weaponise water” by advancing the Chenab-Beas Link Tunnel Project and plans to flush silt from the Salal Dam reservoir.”We have suspended…