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India decides to stop flow of water to Pakistan: Indian Minister
Rivers under the Indus Water Treaty regulating river flows between the two nations will be stopped
By Web Desk
Published February 21, 2019
NEW DELHI: India has decided to stop the flow of water to Pakistan from its share in the rivers under the Indus Water Treaty regulating river flows between the two nations, a government minister said on Thursday.
“Our government has decided to stop our share of water which used to flow to Pakistan,” Nitin Gadkari, India’s transport and water resources minister, tweeted.
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India will divert water from eastern rivers and supply it to its people instead in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab, he said.
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