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India to Stop Its Share of Water From Flowing Into Pakistan

  • Minister announces new dam to utilize India’s share of water
  • Decision on projects expedited after Kashmir attack last week
Indus River

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Pakistan said it will respond if India launches a military strike, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration announced plans to divert water from its neighbor as tensions between the nuclear-armed countries remained high following a deadly terrorist attack in Kashmir.

On Friday, Pakistan’s army spokesman said that the country did not want a war with India but warned that Islamabad would retaliate and “dominate the escalation ladder” if New Delhi authorized any military strikes.