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Water as Weapon? Treaty at Breaking Point | Global News

Water as Weapon? Treaty at Breaking Point | Global News

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Pakistan is sending a fierce warning to India: tampering with shared water under the Indus Waters Treaty could be treated as an act of war. The 1960 agreement, brokered by the World Bank, remains a fragile lifeline amid escalating tensions — triggered by India’s April suspension after blaming Pakistan for a Kashmir attack. Pakistan’s foreign minister slammed India’s move as illegal, insisting water must unite, not divide, and warned that any reduction in flow — like the recent drop in the Chenab — is a direct violation. With climate change worsening and decades-old enmity simmering, this treaty’s survival is critical to regional peace.

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