Jammu and Kashmir Minister Jawed Rana said right here on Saturday that the erstwhile state has suffered considerably because of the Indus Water Treaty.

He famous that Jammu and Kashmir is a drought-prone space, and the Indus Water Treaty is topic to the jurisdiction of the Worldwide Court docket of Justice; nevertheless, the folks of the state haven’t obtained the advantages to which they’re entitled below the treaty.

“The folks of Jammu and Kashmir have suffered probably the most because of the Indus Water Treaty. Sadly, our space is a drought-prone space. The Indus Water Treaty additionally contains the Worldwide Court docket of Justice, however I’d say that we didn’t get the advantages from it that we must always have gotten. We should always get our rights, our mountains, water, our rivers, our authorities,” Jawed Rana instructed ANI.

Within the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror assault, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a Cupboard Committee on Safety (CCS) assembly. Recognising the seriousness of this terrorist assault, the CCS determined that the Indus Water Treaty of 1960 shall be held in abeyance with speedy impact till Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its help for cross-border terrorism.

Reacting to Pakistan Folks’s Celebration president Bilawal Bhutto’s assertion on the Indus Water Treaty, Jawed Rana stated that it’s an absurd assertion from the Pakistani management, which isn’t even standing on its ft. He said that Bhutto’s comment makes no distinction as there isn’t any democracy in Pakistan.

“The absurd statements of the Pakistan management, which isn’t standing by itself ft, the place there isn’t any democracy, what distinction does his assertion make?” he added.

Twenty-six vacationers have been killed on Tuesday afternoon in a terrorist assault in Pahalgam’s Baisaran valley. Among the many victims have been 25 Indian nationals and one Nepalese citizen.