Pakistan, Aug. 14 -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has sent a strong warning to India over the Indus River. The message is clear that Pakistan will not allow 'even one drop' of its water to be taken away. Tensions are rising between the two countries over the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), a decades-old agreement that divides the rivers of the region between them.

The dispute began when India, in April, put the treaty 'on hold' after blaming Pakistan for an attack in occupied Kashmir. This claim has not only been rejected by Islamabad, India has failed to find a single buyer of this allegation around the world.

Stopping water is not illegal but also an 'act of war' as the treaty does not allow unilateral suspension. Later, an international ...