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Omar Abdullah Slams Pakistan Over Indus Waters Treaty Threat

Omar Abdullah Slams Pakistan Over Indus Waters Treaty Threat
'Our Rivers, Our Right First': Omar Abdullah Slams Pakistan After Sharif's New Threat Over Indus Waters Treaty · timesnownews.com

There is a big disagreement about rivers in a place called Kashmir.

A leader from Kashmir named Omar Abdullah spoke about this problem.

He said Kashmir should have the first right to use its own rivers.

His message was, 'Our rivers, our right first.'

A leader from Pakistan named Shehbaz Sharif recently made a new threat about a special agreement called the Indus Waters Treaty.

This agreement decides how water from the rivers is shared.

Abdullah said Pakistan claims to be a great friend of Kashmiris.

But he said that when it comes to water, Pakistan's friendship seems to disappear.

He also asked why Pakistan did not show sympathy when Kashmiris were told they could not use their rivers.

Key facts

Speaker
Omar Abdullah
Target
Pakistan
Trigger
New threat by Pakistan's Shehbaz Sharif over the Indus Waters Treaty
Slogan
"Our Rivers, Our Right First"
Treaty
Indus Waters Treaty
Core grievance
Kashmiris denied permission to use their rivers
Abdullah's accusation
Pakistan's sympathy for Kashmiris disappears on the water issue

Quotes

Omar Abdullah

Kashmir political leader and former chief minister

“"We have always been saying that our blood has been sucked - these are our rivers. We had the first right on this. Pakistanis say they are great sympathisers of Kashmiris. But when it comes to water, their sympathy disappears. Where was their sympathy when we were denied permission to use our rivers?"”
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