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- 1Shehbaz Sharif Accused of Anti-India Rhetoric at UN▼How Shehbaz Sharif peddled anti-India propaganda at UN? Terrorism, Kashmir & Indus Treaty—Exposing Pakistan’s theatrics
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is being criticised for remarks at the United Nations in which he raised Kashmir, terrorism and the Indus Waters Treaty. Indian and pro-India commentators describe his speech as propaganda and theatrics, accusing Pakistan of misusing the UN platform to attack India rather than address its own alleged links to terrorism.
- 2Pakistan warns any diversion of Indus waters is act of war●Pakistan’s Sharif warns any diversion of Indus waters will be ‘treated as an act of war’
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, speaking at the United Nations, warned that any attempt by India to divert or block the waters of the Indus river system would be treated by Pakistan as an act of war. The statement underscores how central the Indus Waters Treaty has become to tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.
- 3Pakistan's Indus waters response shows strain from India's strategic shift●Pakistan's reaction on Indus water reflects pressure created by India's strategic shift
India's shift in approach to the Indus Waters Treaty is being seen as putting real pressure on Pakistan, whose reaction to the dispute over river water sharing reflects that strain. Commentators argue that New Delhi's harder line on the treaty, which governs six rivers vital to Pakistani agriculture, has forced Islamabad into a defensive posture on a matter it treats as an existential concern.