Islamabad: Following the tragic terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, which claimed the lives of 26 individuals, Indian authorities have taken significant diplomatic measures, including the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan. In response, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, speaking for the first time since the terror attack, on Thursday said India has created an atmosphere of war. He further said that it would be unjust for India to halt the flow of water to Pakistan.
What did the Pakistan PM say?
Addressing the press for the first time since the attack, Sharif said, “India has fostered a war-like environment. Suspending the Indus Water Treaty is not the appropriate course of action. We are in favor of resolving the matter through dialogue. Halting the water flow would be unjust.”
He confirmed that no new canals will be constructed unless a consensus is reached in the Council of Common Interests (CCI). “The next CCI meeting, scheduled for Friday, May 2, will officially endorse the agreement reached between the PPP and PML-N on the matter,” he said, addressing a joint presser with Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in Islamabad after a key meeting.
