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Pakistan assails India for releasing torrents from dams
- Water discharge worst example of India’s water aggression: minister.
- Ahsan Iqbal says India stores water and suddenly releases it.
- Decries India’s failure to timely share information with Pakistan.
Pakistan has assailed India for essentially “weaponising water”, with Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal saying that New Delhi abruptly and intentionally discharged the torrents from its dams.
“India has started using water as a weapon,” Iqbal said while speaking on Geo News‘ programme “Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath” as he reflected on the wide-scale flooding in Punjab, which has left vast swathes of land inundated due to the overflowing of Ravi, Sutlej and Chenab rivers.
With at least seven people losing their lives in Punjab’s Gujranwala Division due to flooding, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has advised Sindh’s Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Sindh to initiate the evacuation of vulnerable communities residing along the katcha (riverine) areas and low-lying belts of the Indus River and its tributaries.
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday issued a series of directives to provincial and district authorities to accelerate relief and rehabilitation efforts in flood-affected areas.
The chief minister has ordered the field presence of commissioners and deputy commissioners, along with immediate documentation of damage caused to homes and crops.
She directed the district administrations to restrict people from entering flood zones.
Separately, speaking in a video statement while supervising rescue and relief efforts in Kartarpur, Iqbal termed the water discharge as a “worst example” of water aggression by India.
“India stores water on rivers and suddenly releases it,” the minister remarked, adding that New Delhi’s water aggression posed a threat to lives and properties.
“Some issues are beyond national disputes and political differences. Countries should put all differences aside and ensure cooperation on the issue of water resources.
India has also made natural disasters a source of politics. India did not share information with Pakistan in a timely manner,” he remarked, adding that New Delhi’s failure to do so was “extremely regrettable and inhumane”.
The minister’s remarks refer to the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) which binds both countries to share information with each other on water discharge. However, the treaty has been put in abeyance by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in the aftermath of the Pahalgam attack in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) in April.
However, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in June, in a unanimous judgment binding on both countries, issued a Supplemental Award in the IWT case and stated that New Delhi could not unilaterally suspend the accord.
The arbitration court’s ruling confirmed that India’s unilateral actions could not undermine the jurisdiction of either the court of arbitration or the Neutral Expert in proceedings under the IWT.
Although India reached out to Pakistan to warn about a potential flood situation — due to water discharge — the move was carried out via diplomatic channels and not through the bilateral commission as required by the IWT.
A PR expert said that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s hit Netflix documentary was successful because it gave people an inside look at why they left the Royal family.
Speaking with The Express, PR expert Edward Coram-James said he believes the public’s interest was mainly about the drama surrounding the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s royal exit.
And that kind of story can only be told once, he noted, hinting at the reason why Meghan’s series With Love, Meghan, failed to grab similar views.
According to Coram-James, once the story about leaving the monarchy has been told, it is hard to keep the same level of public interest.
He said, “The success of the Harry & Meghan doc was built on a finite resource: the public’s insatiable curiosity about their decision to leave the royal family and the drama surrounding it.
“It was a one-time, explosive event,” the expert added.
“They pulled back the curtain on the monarchy, and that is a story you can only tell once.”
Paris Hilton recently got candid and shared what she loves the most about being a dog mom.
While conversing with PEOPLE magazine, the 44-year-old American media personality, businesswoman, and socialite admitted that being a dog mom helped her to deal with her own children.
Hilton said of her furry companions, “My dogs are my first babies before I had kids.”
For those unaware, the House of Wax star is a mother to 2-year-old son Phoenix Barron and 23-month-old daughter London Marilyn, whom she shares with her husband, Carter Reum.
She added, “They have brought so much happiness into my life, and they bring so much love to your life.”
Tinkerbell, a teacup Chihuahua, was her first dog that also featured with her on The Simple Life and passed away at the age of 14 in 2015.
Hilton noted, “Tinkerbell was my first love, and just my best friend, my sister, my sidekick, my family — my everything.”
It is pertinent to mention that since the passing of her first four-legged friend, she has adopted several pet animals and the Parívie founder currently has 5 dogs, including a pup named Princess Hilton.
Victoria Beckham is reportedly in desperate effort to end family feud with Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz.
Insiders recently told Radar Online, “Victoria’s desperate to have this mess cleared up before the holiday season kicks in and would gladly fly out to America if he’d agree to a meeting.”
The wife of David Beckham was reportedly fuming after Pletz chose another designer on her wedding to create the gown. However, now the source revealed that “Victoria is ready to put the past behind them and is sorry that it got so nasty and out of control.”
“She’s convinced she’ll get more with honey than vinegar at this point, and figures Brooklyn must be sick of being controlled by Nicola and isolated from his family,” the source added.
As per the sources the eldest son of Victoria and David is “caught between a rock and a hard place.”
The source said, “He loves his mom and misses her terribly, as well as his dad and his siblings,” adding, “But he’s scared to defy Nicola, who’s very clear that she expects him to hold firm and stand up for himself.”
Brooklyn Beckham is said to be in an “impossible situation” as he is being forced to make a choice between his mom Victoria Beckham and wife Nicola Peltz.
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