Weaponisation of IWT Cannot and Will Not Succeed: President Zardari

Weaponisation of IWT cannot and will not succeed: President Zardari

President Asif Ali Zardari said on Tuesday that the violation of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) by India could not and would not succeed, and warned against the weaponisation of water. India in April held the IWT in abeyance following the attack in occupied Kashmir’s Pahalgam that killed 26 — an incident New Delhi blamed on Islamabad without evidence. Pakistan termed any attempt to suspend its water share an “act of war”, noting the IWT had no pr…

Weaponisation of water cannot, will not succeed, says Zardari

Citing India’s water aggression towards Pakistan, President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday said weaponisation of water could not and would not succeed. “Pakistan faced a new threat in the form of weaponisation of water,” President Zardari said, addressing the World Summit for Social Development in Doha, Radio Pakistan reported. Regretting the violation of Indus Water Treaty (IWT) by the other party, he said such tactics cannot and will not succeed,…

President Zardari Urges Global Financial Reforms for Social Justice and Sustainable Development

President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday urged the international community to undertake comprehensive global financial reforms, including debt relief and fair taxation, to empower developing nations in achieving social justice and sustainable development. Addressing the Second World Summit for Social Development, he said that the current global financial structures unfairly burden poorer countries, restricting their ability to invest in people-focu…