Pakistan is blocking the enforcement of the Indus Treaty
New Delhi has replied to each of Pakistan's allegations about suspending the Indus Waters Treaty. A high-level global conference on the preservation of glaciers has been in session in Tajikistan for three days. Both India and Pakistan have representatives there. Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif blasted India on Friday from the conference. He asserted that India's move to suspend the Indus Treaty is unlawful. Pakistan will not accept it.
India Responds Strongly to Pakistan’s ‘Red Mark’ Threat
Shahbaz had threatened that India would not be permitted to go beyond the 'red mark'. India retaliated against Pakistan from that conference. Union Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh attended the conference in Tajikistan on behalf of New Delhi. He retaliated against Pakistan on Saturday. He added that Pakistan is blocking the enforcement of the Indus Treaty.
Pakistan's Diplomatic Outreach Post-Ceasefire
Following the India-Pakistan ceasefire, the Prime Minister of Pakistan declared a four-nation tour. The tour was scheduled to appreciate all the 'friendly' nations that supported Pakistan in the war. Tajikistan was included in the four countries as well. On Friday, the Prime Minister of Pakistan stated at the Glacier Conservation Conference, that The move by India to suspend the Indus Treaty is unilateral and illegal. Under this treaty, the water of the Indus and its tributaries is shared. Millions of lives must not be put in danger for short political gains. Pakistan will never accept this. We will not let India cross the red line.
India Blames Pakistan for Treaty Violations
Shahbaz also asserted that India is attempting to employ water as a 'weapon' by suspending this treaty. Replying to him on Saturday, the Indian minister stated that Pakistan's ongoing border terror is stopping the provisions of the Indus Treaty from being implemented. Pakistan itself is indeed infringing upon the treaty. They must cease blaming India.
