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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif Warns India of 'Act of War' Over Indus Waters at UN
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News18•26-09-2026, 11:22
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif Warns India of 'Act of War' Over Indus Waters at UN
- •Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif warned India at the UN General Assembly that any attempt to stop, impede, or divert Pakistan's share of Indus waters would be considered an "act of war."
- •Sharif raised the Indus Waters Treaty and Pakistan's account of the 2025 India-Pakistan military confrontation during his address.
- •The remarks come amidst ongoing tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad.
- •Sharif also credited US President Donald Trump's intervention during the 2025 conflict and brought up the Kashmir issue.
- •India has disputed Pakistan's account of the 2025 conflict and maintains its own position on the Indus Waters Treaty.
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Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif warned the UN General Assembly that any attempt by India to stop, impede, or divert Pakistan's share of the Indus river waters would be treated as an “act of war”.
Pakistan maintains that the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty remains valid, binding, and fully operative, and has criticized India's unilateral decision to place the treaty in abeyance as having no legal basis.
India placed the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance as a punitive measure following the April 22, 2025, Pahalgam terror attack, citing Pakistan's continued support for cross-border terrorism.
