'Every single drop of water our red line': Pakistan PM Sharif's fresh Indus Waters Treaty threat
Sharif said Pakistan wanted peace and not war, but warned that its desire for peace should not be seen as weakness.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif warned India on the eve of Pakistan’s Independence Day that it would issue a "direct response" if its water supplies were threatened, citing the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) as a "red line" for the nation. The IWT, a World Bank-brokered agreement governing water sharing between India and Pakistan, was put on hold by India after a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam on April 22, 2025, which left 26 people dead.
Sharif emphasized that Pakistan seeks peace, not war, but made clear that any threat to Pakistan's sovereignty would elicit a strong reaction. He accused India of being an "enemy of peace" for maintaining the IWT suspension. This latest threat comes amid ongoing tensions over the treaty, with Pakistan accusing India of sponsoring cross-border terrorism and demanding that Pakistan cease its support.
India maintains that the treaty can no longer function in its current form and has described the suspension as a response to the Pahalgam attack.
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