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'We will not give up Indus': PPP holds Sindh-wide rallies condemning India's threats to Pakistan's water share
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'We will not give up Indus': PPP holds Sindh-wide rallies condemning India's threats to Pakistan's water share

From Dawn · () English

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  • Pakistan's PPP party held rallies across Sindh to protest India's alleged plans to divert water from the Indus River system and suspend the Indus Waters Treaty.
  • Party leaders vowed to mobilize public support and ensure Pakistan's water rights are protected, with chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari expected to champion the cause internationally.
  • The protests highlight the ongoing water dispute between India and Pakistan, rooted in the 1960 treaty that governs the distribution of the Indus river system.

Protests erupted across Pakistan's Sindh province as the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) mobilized supporters to condemn India's alleged threats to Pakistan's water share from the Indus River system. The party staged rallies in multiple cities, including Hyderabad and Karachi, under the slogan 'We will die, but we will not give up the Indus.'

We will die, but we will not give up the Indus

— PPP activistsSlogan used during rallies across Sindh.

PPP Sindh chapter president Nisar Ahmed Khuhro asserted that the party chairman, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, has been vocal about the issue on global platforms and will pursue it to its conclusion. Khuhro stated that Bhutto-Zardari would challenge Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi internationally and mobilize public support within Pakistan to protect the country's water interests. He also criticized other parties for not questioning India's actions.

party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari had raised the issue at global forums and would take it to a logical end.

— Nisar Ahmed KhuhroSpeaking at a rally in Hyderabad, highlighting the party's international efforts.

The Indus Waters Treaty, brokered by the World Bank in 1960, allocates specific rivers to India and Pakistan. The PPP's demonstrations underscore the sensitivity of water resources in the region and the historical tensions between the two nations over the Indus river system. The party aims to leverage public sentiment to pressure India and secure Pakistan's water rights.

Modi “would get an answer now”.

— Nisar Ahmed KhuhroAsserting that the Indian Prime Minister would face consequences for his actions.
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