Following Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari's empty rhetoric on the Indus Water Treaty, BJP MP Tarun Chugh on Saturday criticised Bhutto, noting that treaties hold significance only when there is trust between parties involved.
Following the deadly Pahalgam terror attack, India took a firm step by announcing the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty. In response, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari resorted to empty rhetoric, further raising tensions between the two nations.
Demonstrators in Sindh have rejected government assurances and refused to end their sit-in against the proposed Indus canal projects, despite a federal announcement pausing the initiative. Transport disruptions and economic losses continue as protesters await formal cancellation.
Nawaz Sharif has called on the federal government to hold talks with the PPP to resolve the escalating water dispute between Punjab and Sindh, urging all parties to avoid political point-scoring over the sensitive issue.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari demanded that the Pakistan government withdraw the proposed canal initiatives or risk losing PPP's support in the ruling coalition.
A Pakistan Day rally organised by PTI in Karachi faced alleged resistance from law enforcement, with police reportedly blocking routes and using force to disperse participants near Mazar-i-Quaid. PTI leaders condemned the actions, calling it political suppression.
The protest was supported by various nationalist leaders, human rights activists, intellectuals, and political workers who rallied against what they call an unconstitutional act that threatens the livelihoods of local communities in Sindh.
A massive fire broke out early in the morning in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, causing severe damage to multiple shops and structures. Fire services are working to control the flames. The cause of the fires remains under investigation.
Regarding a question on the weakening of democracy in the country, during an interview with Oxford Union's President Israr Khan, he said that the country was not a 200-year-old democracy and admitted that Pakistan's democracy was not the strongest at the moment but it was not the only state