{"id":3200,"date":"2025-06-17T15:50:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T10:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/?p=3200"},"modified":"2025-06-17T15:50:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T10:50:47","slug":"pm-shehbaz-vows-to-protect-pakistans-water-rights-amid-indus-treaty-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/2025\/06\/17\/pm-shehbaz-vows-to-protect-pakistans-water-rights-amid-indus-treaty-concerns","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0PM Shehbaz Vows to Protect Pakistan\u2019s Water Rights Amid Indus Treaty Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"

Islamabad, June 17, 2025 \u2014 Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has declared that the Indus River is the “lifeline” of Pakistan and stressed that the government will ensure full protection of the nation\u2019s water rights. His remarks were issued in a statement marking the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Indus Treaty Suspension Sparks Diplomatic Alarm<\/h3>\n

The Prime Minister expressed serious concern over India\u2019s alleged unilateral suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, calling it a breach of international law. \u201cThe survival of 240 million Pakistanis depends on the Indus River,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are fully committed to defending our water rights through all diplomatic and legal means.\u201d<\/p>\n

Land Degradation Threatens Millions<\/h3>\n

Shehbaz Sharif highlighted the growing environmental crisis, noting that 68% of Pakistan\u2019s land is now barren or semi-barren. Regions such as Balochistan, Sindh, and South Punjab are facing severe drought and food insecurity.<\/p>\n

The Prime Minister cited key causes of land degradation, including deforestation, waterlogging, overgrazing, and haphazard urban growth.<\/p>\n

Green Pakistan Program Shows Results<\/h3>\n

Underscoring the government’s response, the Prime Minister said land and ecosystem restoration is a core part of Pakistan\u2019s climate policy. He praised this year\u2019s global theme, \u201cRestore Land, Unlock Opportunities,\u201d as timely and vital. Under the Green Pakistan Program, over 2.2 billion trees have already been planted across the country.<\/p>\n

Call for Collective Action<\/h3>\n

Concluding his message, PM Shehbaz urged all stakeholders\u2014government agencies, NGOs, private sectors, and citizens\u2014to contribute to land restoration and environmental protection. \u201cWe must act now to safeguard resources for future generations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Islamabad, June 17, 2025 \u2014 Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has declared that the Indus River is the “lifeline” of Pakistan and stressed that the government will ensure full protection of the nation\u2019s water rights. His remarks were issued in a statement marking the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. Indus Treaty Suspension Sparks Diplomatic …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3201,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1586,1585,1587],"class_list":["post-3200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news","tag-climate-policy","tag-indus-river","tag-land-restoration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3200"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3200\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3202,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3200\/revisions\/3202"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}