Farmers hold protest against 'Indian water terrorism' call for incentives.

MUZAFFARGARH -- Pakistan Kissan Ittehad on Wednesday staged a demonstration against India for blocking water flowing into the Chenab river as a sheer violation of the Indus Water Treaty.

Protesters named the water blockage 'water terrorism' and against the international peace agreement that was signed with India in the 60s.

Talking to the media, Provincial Coordinator of Pakistan Kissan Ittehad said that the neighbouring country stopped water flowing into the Chenab River because of the construction of Baglihar Dam on the said River in the Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir. As a result, the Chenab River was drying up and the water came to its lowest level that had not been witnessed before.

He said the...

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