{
  "id": 5211859,
  "title": "Weaponising a lifeline",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/weaponising-a-lifeline",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T00:39:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40437619/weaponising-a-lifeline"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s remarks at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek that water must never be weaponised or used as an instrument of coercion merit attention and unequivocal agreement. His warning comes as the management of shared water resources becomes an increasingly consequential dimension of regional security following India’s 2025 decision to place…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}