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Pakistan Plans to Raise Indus Waters Treaty at UNGA
Pakistan’s prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, is going to New York.
He is expected to attend a reception and meet U.S. President Donald Trump.
He is also scheduled to speak at the United Nations General Assembly on September 25.
Pakistan plans to discuss an agreement called the Indus Waters Treaty.
The treaty concerns water shared between India and Pakistan.
Pakistan wants to raise the issue because India has decided to put the treaty in abeyance.
This means the treaty is being kept inactive for now.
The article says these plans are based on sources cited in the report.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is expected to raise the Indus Waters Treaty at the United Nations General Assembly.
The issue concerns India’s decision to put the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance.
Sharif is scheduled to arrive in New York one day before a planned reception.
Sharif is due to address the United Nations General Assembly on September 25.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Shehbaz Sharif are expected to meet in New York.
- Who
- Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and U.S. President Donald Trump are expected to meet; Pakistan is expected to raise the treaty issue.
- What
- Pakistan plans to raise India’s decision to put the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance at the United Nations General Assembly.
- Where
- New York, during the United Nations General Assembly and a planned reception.
- When
- Shehbaz Sharif is due to address the General Assembly on September 25 and is scheduled to arrive in New York the previous day.
- Why
- Pakistan is expected to raise the issue because India has decided to put the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance.
Key facts
- Main issue
- India’s decision to put the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance
- Pakistan’s representative
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
- International forum
- United Nations General Assembly
- Speech date
- September 25
- Location
- New York
- Planned meeting
- Shehbaz Sharif is expected to meet U.S. President Donald Trump
- Arrival
- Sharif is scheduled to arrive one day before the planned reception
Sources
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