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\u2022 Suspension of Indus Waters Treaty a \u2018red line\u2019, Shehbaz tells Dushanbe glacier summit
\u2022 Says millions of lives must not be held hostage to \u2018narrow political gains\u2019
\u2022 Terms 2022 floods a consequence of glacial melt
\u2022 Tajik president wants global plan to save melting glaciers<\/p>\n
DUSHANBE: Rejecting the \u201cweaponisation of water\u201d, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday warned that Pakistan would not allow India to cross the \u201cred line\u201d by suspending the Indus Waters Treaty<\/a>, describing any such move as a reckless act that would jeopardise millions of lives for narrow political gain.<\/p>\n \u201cIndia\u2019s unilateral and illegal decision to hold in abeyance the Indus Water Treaty, which governs the sharing of the Indus Basin\u2019s water, is deeply regrettable,\u201d the prime mi\u00adn\u00adister said while addr\u00adessing the High-Level Int\u00ade\u00adrnational Conference on Glaciers Preservation. \u201cMillions of lives must not be held hostage to narrow political gains, and Pakistan will not allow this. We will never allow the red line to be crossed.\u201d<\/p>\n The three-day conference, held in Tajikistan\u2019s capital Dushanbe from May 29-31, brought toge\u00adther over 2,500 delegates from 80 UN member states and 70 international orga\u00adni\u00adsations, including prime ministers, vice presidents, ministers, and UN assistant secretaries-general.<\/p>\n