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Syed Ali Zafar is the member of Imran Khan’s party. At the time when he was giving a speech in Parliament, the picture of Imran Khan, who was jailed, was kept behind them.
Pakistani MP Syed Ali Zafar told the Indus water crisis as a water bomb. He has demanded from the government that he should take some steps to get out of the crisis as soon as possible.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Party MP Ali Zafar said in Pakistan Parliament on Friday that 9 out of our 10 men are dependent on the river. 90% of our crops get water from this river.
He said- If we do not solve this water crisis now, then we can die of hunger. The reason for this is that the Indus basin is our lifeline. Our three-fourth of water comes from outside the country.
Pakistani Army spokesperson threatened India on Indus Water Treaty
Pakistani Army spokesman Ahmed Sharif Chaudhary has given a threatening statement to India. Sharif said in a statement, if you (India) stop our water, then we will stop your breath.
Chaudhary said India thinks that it will stop Pakistan’s water. This is a insanity thinking. It is not possible to stop the water of 24 crore people.
Spokesperson Chaudhary made this statement during a speech at a university in Pakistan. Its video has gone viral on social media. However, there is no information about which program and place this video is of.
Pakistani Army spokesperson giving a speech at the university.
India had stopped Indus Water Agreement after the Pahalgam attack
On April 22, 26 tourists were shot dead by 5 terrorists in Pahalgam, Kashmir. The next day, India took 5 major decisions to teach Pakistan a lesson in a meeting chaired by PM Narendra Modi.
In this, the 65 -year -old Indus Water Treaty was stopped. Attari check post was closed. The visa was closed and the High Commissioners were removed.
What is the Indus Water Agreement between India and Pakistan?
There are a total of 6 rivers in the Indus river system- Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej. The area along their banks is spread over 11.2 lakh square kilometers. It has 47% land in Pakistan, 39% land in India, 8% land in China and 6% land in Afghanistan. Around 30 crore people from all these countries live in these areas.
Already in 1947, the partition of rivers started between Punjab and Pakistan’s Sindh province of India and Pakistan. In 1947, there was a ‘Standstil Agreement’ between the engineers of India and Pakistan. Under this, Pakistan continued to get water from two main canals. The agreement lasted until 31 March 1948.
When the agreement was not implemented on 1 April 1948, India stopped the water of both canals. This ruined farming on 17 lakh acres of land in Punjab province of Pakistan. In the re -agreement, India agreed to give water.
After this, a conversation of water sharing in India Pakistan was held in the mediation of the World Bank from 1951 to 1960 and finally on 19 September 1960, there was a signature between PM Nehru and Pakistan President Ayub Khan in Karachi. It is called Indus Water Treaty or Indus Water Treaty.
Pandit Nehru and Ayub Khan, signing the Indus Water Agreement. Vice President of World Bank William Ilif is sitting.
Postponement of Indus Water Agreement affects Pakistan
- In Pakistan, 90% of the land of farming i.e. 4.7 crore acres of water is found from the Indus river system for irrigation. Agriculture sector holds 23% in the national income of Pakistan and 68% of rural Pakistanis live in livelihood. In such a situation, there may be a worse economy along with the common people in Pakistan.
- Mangal and Tarbella Hydropower Dam of Pakistan will not get water. This can reduce Pakistan’s power generation by 30% to 50%. Also, industrial production and employment will be affected.
