Sharif raises Kashmir at UN, warns over Indus waters

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif raised the Kashmir dispute during his United Nations General Assembly address on Friday, calling for a "just and fair solution" to the issue. Sharif claimed Kashmiris have waited eight decades for a UN-supervised plebiscite, alleging they have endured "illegal occupation, arbitrary detention, extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearance, sexual violence, and collective punishment." India has repeatedly rejected such assertions, stating Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India. Sharif also warned that any attempt to divert Pakistan's share of Indus River waters would be treated as an "act of war," referencing India's decision to hold the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance following last year's Pahalgam terror attack. He credited US President Donald Trump for "timely intervention" in the 2025 conflict, though India has denied any third-party role in the ceasefire.