Top 10 world news: Pakistan urges India to review its move on Indus Waters Treaty; Trump in Qatar, and more

Top 10 world news: Pakistan urges India to review its move on Indus Waters Treaty; Trump in Qatar, and more

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Pakistan's Ministry of Water Resources sent a formal letter to India’s Ministry of Jal Shakti, requesting a review of the decision to put the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance. India and Pakistan, in 1960, made a formal agreement, called theIndus Waters Treaty,to decide how water would be shared between both countries from the Indus River.

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Jittery Pakistan feels the heat? Pak water ministry urges India to review its move on Indus Waters Treaty

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Pakistan's Ministry of Water Resources sent a formal letter to India’s Ministry of Jal Shakti, requesting a review of the decision to put the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance. India and Pakistan, in 1960, made a formal agreement, called theIndus Waters Treaty,to decide how water would be shared between both countries from the Indus River.

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