ISLAMABAD
\nChief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir has reaffirmed Pakistan\u2019s firm stance on regional sovereignty, saying that Pakistan will never accept India\u2019s hegemony.
\nThis reiteration of resolve came days after Pakistan inflicted a drubbing on India in a military confrontation between the two countries which was triggered by New Delhi\u2019s reckless and provocative missile strikes on civilian infrastructures inside Pakistan.
\nSpeaking during a special wide-ranging session with vice chancellors, principals, and senior faculty members of various universities, Field Marshal Munir stressed the crucial role of educators in shaping the country\u2019s future generations.
\nHowever, the focus of his wide-ranging address remained Pakistan\u2019s unwavering position on Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and broader regional concerns, particularly with India.
\n\u201cPakistan will never accept Indian hegemony,\u201d said the army chief, drawing a firm line on issues ranging from water rights to the Kashmir dispute. \u201cWater is Pakistan\u2019s red line, and we will not allow any compromise on this basic right of 240 million Pakistanis,\u201d he added.
\nIndia has announced \u201cholding in abeyance\u201d the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), an agreement brokered by the World Bank between Islamabad and New Delhi in 1960 to share the water available in the Indus River and its tributaries.
\nUnder the deal, Pakistan was given the right on three rivers, namely Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab, while India was granted the right on the Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej rivers.
\nPakistan, which is heavily dependent on waters from three rivers allotted to it under IWT, has declared that any move to stop or divert its share of water will be considered \u201can act of war\u201d and that it will use the full spectrum of national power to protect its water share.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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