Pakistan Faces Water Bomb From Two Sides? After India, Afghanistan To Restrict River’s Supply To ‘Terror State’ | World News

Pakistan-Afghanistan Tension: India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) with Pakistan following the barbaric Pahalgam terror attack in April that claimed the lives of 26 innocent people. Now Afghanistan seems to be following India’s lead and has decided to cut off water supplies to Pakistan. The move comes days after deadly clashes broke out on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, further increasing tensions between the two neighboring countries.

Taliban-ruled Afghanistan is reportedly planning to build dams on water bodies to restrict the flow of water to Pakistan. This is according to the Afghan Ministry of Information.

According to numerous media reports, the order came from Religious Leader Mevlevi Hibatullah Ahundzade.

Afghanistan Minister Mullah Abdul Latif Mansur, in his post on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), says, “Afghans have the right to govern themselves.”

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Pakistan-Afghanistan Conflicts

Pakistan killed 17 people, including three Afghan cricket players, in an airstrike in Pktika province in southeastern Afghanistan.

The airstrikes targeted residential areas in Argun and Barmal districts, causing serious civilian casualties, ANI reported, citing Tolo News.

A ceasefire agreement was announced after Qatar said Pakistan and Afghanistan had agreed to an “immediate ceasefire” with plans for follow-up talks to ensure “sustainability”.

Suspension of India’s Indus Water Treaty

On April 22, terrorists opened fire in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam district, killing 26 people. Following this, the Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of Pakistan-based terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT), claimed responsibility for the heinous attack but later withdrew the statement.

Following this, India took various diplomatic measures against Pakistan, including the suspension of the IWT.

On the other hand, the Indian Armed Forces also launched ‘Operation Sindoor’, targeting Pakistan and the terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK). New Delhi and Islamabad subsequently faced increasing military tensions. However, a cessation of hostilities was announced on 10 May after Pakistan’s Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) contacted its Indian counterpart and requested a ceasefire.