Ahsan Iqbal, the federal minister of planning, stated on Saturday that in order to stop India from abusing its position, the government will make sure that all hydro-related projects, including the Diamer Bhasha Dam, are completed as soon as possible.
According to four people familiar with the situation, India is considering plans to drastically increase the amount of water it takes from a major river that supplies Pakistani farms downstream as part of retaliation for a deadly attack on tourists in Pahalgam, Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), in April that it blames on Islamabad.
New Delhi “put in abeyance” its involvement in the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty after the attack.
