Pakistan has objected to the recent statement of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. PAK Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying that the way PM Modi talked about violence does not befit a leader of a nuclear power. In fact, PM Modi had said during a meeting in Gujarat on Monday that anyone who raises an eye on India will not be spared at any cost. He warned Pakistan to live peacefully, eat your share of bread, otherwise I will shoot you. On this, Pakistan said, Modi’s statement is not only hate-mongering, but it also poses a threat to regional peace. We want peace, but if we are threatened, we will respond. PAK’s allegation – Indian government wants to divert attention from Kashmir Pakistan alleged that the Indian government wants to divert attention from the human rights violations happening in Jammu and Kashmir with such statements. Calling itself a supporter of peace, it said that it has been at the forefront of UN missions and has played an important role in the global fight against terrorism. Pakistan said that if India is really concerned about extremism, then it should pay attention to the growing majoritarianism, religious intolerance and injustice against minorities in its country. PM Shahbaz said a day earlier – Ready for talks Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Monday expressed his desire to talk with India on issues like Kashmir and water security. Sharif is on a visit to Iran. He said this in a joint press conference with Iranian President Masood Pazshkian in the capital Tehran. Sharif thanked Pazshkian for Iran’s support during the military conflict with India. He stressed that there are cultural and historical relations between the two countries. The Pakistani PM is on a visit to Turkey, Iran, Azerbaijan and Tajikistan from May 25 to May 30. Here he will present Pakistan’s side regarding the tension with India. Sharif will also participate in the international conference on glaciers in Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe on May 29-30. After the Pahalgam attack, India had stopped the Indus Water Treaty. On 22 April, 5 terrorists shot dead 26 tourists in Pahalgam, Kashmir. The next day, in a meeting chaired by PM Narendra Modi, India took 5 big decisions to teach Pakistan a lesson. In this, the 65-year-old Indus Water Treaty was stopped. Attari check post was closed. Visas were stopped and high commissioners were removed. After this, on 7 May, India destroyed many terrorist bases in Pakistan by air strike under ‘Operation Sindoor’. The conflict between the two countries continued for 4 days, after which US President Trump informed about the ceasefire through a social media post on 10 May. What is the Indus Water Treaty between India and Pakistan? There are a total of 6 rivers in the Indus river system – Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej. The area along their banks is spread over about 11.2 lakh square kilometers. In this, 47% land is in Pakistan, 39% land is in India, 8% land is in China and 6% land is in Afghanistan. About 30 crore people from all these countries live in these areas. Even before the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, the dispute over sharing of river water had started between Punjab province of India and Sindh province of Pakistan. In 1947, a ‘standstill agreement’ was signed between the engineers of India and Pakistan. Under this, Pakistan kept getting water from two main canals. This agreement lasted till 31 March 1948. On 1 April 1948, when the agreement was no longer in force, India stopped the water of both the canals. Due to this, farming on 17 lakh acres of land in Pakistan’s Punjab province was ruined. In the renegotiated agreement, India agreed to provide water. After this, from 1951 to 1960, under the mediation of World Bank, talks were held between India and Pakistan regarding water sharing and finally on 19 September 1960, the agreement was signed between India’s PM Nehru and Pakistan’s President Ayub Khan in Karachi. This is called Indus Water Treaty or Sindhu Jal Treaty. Impact on Pakistan due to postponing the Indus Water Treaty ————————————– Read this news too… Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahbaz met Turkiye President: also thanked him for supporting against India; Army Chief Munir also accompanied him Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif met Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul late on Sunday night. During this, Shahbaz thanked Turkey for supporting against India. Read the full news here…
