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Bilawal Bhutto threatens war over Indus Waters Treaty
News18··7 Jul
Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on July 6, 2026, said Pakistan is ready for war on all fronts if India does not restore the Indus Waters Treaty. India placed the treaty in abeyance after the April 22, 2025 Pahalgam terror attack. Bilawal's remarks followed renewed tensions over water sharing between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Farmers in Pakistan's Punjab and Sindh rely on Indus river flows.
- Indian upstream projects may proceed differently under treaty abeyance.
- War rhetoric raises security concerns for border-region communities.
What's Happening
- Bilawal Bhutto threatened war if India does not restore IWT.
- India placed the treaty in abeyance after the Pahalgam attack.
- Pakistan said it is ready on all fronts.
Treaty Context
- Indus Waters Treaty was signed in 1960 with World Bank mediation.
- Pahalgam attack on April 22, 2025 killed 26 civilians.
- Treaty governs sharing of six rivers between both countries.
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