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Flows of the Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab form the backbone of Pakistan’s agriculture, its cities and its energy infrastructure and right now they do not have a substitute for these waters.

India has said it would suspend crucial treaty governing river flows in disputed Kashmir. Pakistan has said any disruption to water supply would be ‘an act of war.’