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Shahbaz Sharif with the Turkas in Lachin, Azerbaijan and the President of Azerbaijan.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that he was ready to talk with India. He said that the two countries together should solve issues like Kashmir, water and terrorism. Sharif said this at the Pakistan-Turki-Ajarbaijan Tripartial Summit in Lachin, Azerbaijan.
This is the second time in a week when the Pakistani PM has expressed his desire to talk to India. Earlier, he also expressed his desire to talk to India on a tour of Iran on Monday.
Sharif is on a tour of four countries from 25 to 30 May. Prior to this, he has gone to Turkas and Iran. Today he will reach Tajikistan. Here he will also attend the international conference on glaciers in the capital Dushanbe.
Turki, Azerbaijan and Pakistan’s head of nation heading meeting.
Sharif said- Should sit together for peace
Sharif said in Lachin of Azerbaijan- We should sit and talk together for peace. Some issues need to be noticed immediately and they have to be resolved through interaction.
Referring to Kashmir, he said that it should be resolved according to the proposals of the United Nations and Security Council and the wishes of the Kashmiri people.
However, India has already made it clear that it will talk to Pakistan only on the return of POK and the issue of terrorism.
Opposed to postponement of Indus Water Treaty
Sharif further said- If India wants to talk honestly against terrorism, then Pakistan is also ready for it. He also expressed his desire to start trade with India again.
He described Pakistan as the biggest victim of terrorism in the world. Sharif said that in the last several decades in Pakistan, 90,000 people have lost their lives and lost $ 150 billion.
Sharif criticized India’s decision to postpone the Indus Water Treaty and said India tried to make the Indus Water Treaty weapon, which is a lifeline for 24 million people of Pakistan.
This treaty is very important for the people of Pakistan for farming, drinking water and other needs. It is very unfortunate that India threatened to stop water supply to Pakistan.
He said that in today’s world, Pakistan is lucky that it has a trusted friend like Turkas and Azerbaijan. Recently, these two countries supported Pakistan under tension with India.
Sharif said that India’s decision to postpone the Indus Water Treaty is very wrong. This river is a lifeline for Pakistani people.
Turkas ready for mediation in India-Pakistan
Turki President Erdogan expressed his desire to mediate between India and Pakistan. He said- We hope that the Indo-Pak ceasefire will turn into permanent peace. The Turkas are willing to make every possible contribution for this.
Erdogan said that the incidents happening in the area show how important solidarity is between our countries. He said- We are happy that the ceasefire ending the increased tension between Pakistan and India.
India had stopped Indus Water Agreement after the Pahalgam attack
On April 22, 26 tourists were shot dead by 5 terrorists in Pahalgam, Kashmir. The next day, India took 5 major decisions to teach Pakistan a lesson in a meeting chaired by PM Narendra Modi.
In this, the 65 -year -old Indus Water Treaty was stopped. Attari check post was closed. The visa was closed and the High Commissioners were removed.
After this, on 7 May, India ruined several terrorist bases in Pakistan under ‘Operation Sindoor’ by air strikes. The two countries had a struggle for 4 days, after which US President Trump gave information about the ceasefire on May 10 through social media posts.
What is the Indus Water Agreement 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 11.2 lakh square kilometers. It has 47% land in Pakistan, 39% land in India, 8% land in China and 6% land in Afghanistan. Around 30 crore people from all these countries live in these areas.
Already in 1947, the partition of rivers started between Punjab and Pakistan’s Sindh province of India and Pakistan. In 1947, there was a ‘Standstil Agreement’ between the engineers of India and Pakistan. Under this, Pakistan continued to get water from two main canals. The agreement lasted until 31 March 1948.
When the agreement was not implemented on 1 April 1948, India stopped the water of both canals. This ruined farming on 17 lakh acres of land in Punjab province of Pakistan. In the re -agreement, India agreed to give water.
After this, a conversation of water sharing in India Pakistan was held in the mediation of the World Bank from 1951 to 1960 and finally on 19 September 1960, there was a signature between PM Nehru and Pakistan President Ayub Khan in Karachi. It is called Indus Water Treaty or Indus Water Treaty.
Postponement of Indus Water Agreement affects Pakistan
- In Pakistan, 90% of the land of farming i.e. 4.7 crore acres of water is found from the Indus river system for irrigation. Agriculture sector holds 23% in the national income of Pakistan and 68% of rural Pakistanis live in livelihood. In such a situation, there may be a worse economy along with the common people in Pakistan.
- Mangal and Tarbella Hydropower Dam of Pakistan will not get water. This can reduce Pakistan’s power generation by 30% to 50%. Also, industrial production and employment will be affected.
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