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Exclusive: India weighs plan to slash Pakistan water supply with new Indus river project • May 16, 2025, 8:01 AM ET (Reuters)
India weighs plan to slash Pakistan water supply with new Indus river project • May 15, 2025, 7:56 PM ET (Straits Times)
Pakistan Defence Minister warns India it would strike any structure built on Indus River in violation of Treaty • May 7, 2025, 2:41 AM ET (The Hindu)
Pahalgam terror attack highlights: Pakistan warns India it would strike any structure built on Indus River • May 4, 2025, 6:57 AM ET (The Hindu)
India and Pakistan again teeter on the brink of conflict over Kashmir. Here's why • Apr. 24, 2025, 11:37 PM ET (AP)

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