Pakistan issues WAR threat to India as the nuclear-armed rivals exchange fire on border after Kashmi

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Pakistan issues WAR threat to India as the nuclear-armed rivals exchange fire on border after Kashmir tourist massacre saw them kick each others' civilians out of their countries

Daily Mail
By KUMAIL JAFFER
25 April 2025



Any attempt by India to cut off water to Pakistan will be considered an 'act of war', Islamabad has said as troops from the nuclear-armed nations exchanged fire overnight.

The UN urged both New Delhi and Islamabad to show 'maximum restraint' after Pakistani troops reportedly fired at an Indian position on the border.

Relations between the historical adversaries have plunged to their lowest level in years following Tuesday's militant attack in Kashmir that killed 26 tourists.

Vikram Misri, the Indian foreign secretary, accused Islamabad of sponsoring 'cross-border terrorism' as New Delhi ordered all Pakistani nationals to leave within 72 hours.

India also suspended a decades-old water sharing treaty brokered by the World Bank in 1960 as part of its response.

The Cabinet Committee on Security, headed up by Modi, decided to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty 'until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for cross-border terrorism', Misri said.

The Indus river, which flows through India to Pakistan, is crucial for millions of farmers in both nations.

The suspension of water sharing ahead of the sowing season in Pakistan may have a significant impact on its crop production, with experts warning it will lead to a spike in food prices.

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