Pakistan Minister threatens India with nuclear retaliation over suspension of Indus Waters Treaty
New Delhi: Amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack, Pakistan’s Minister Hanif Abbasi issued a provocative threat of nuclear retaliation, warning that the country’s nuclear arsenal is aimed directly at India. Abbasi’s remarks came after India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, a decades-old water-sharing agreement, in response to the terror attack that claimed 26 lives.
Abbasi claimed that Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal, which includes Ghori, Shaheen, and Ghaznavi missiles, is aimed at India, and emphasized that the country's 130 nuclear warheads are "not for show." He warned that India should be prepared for a "full-scale war" if it attempts to block water supplies from the Indus River. "Nobody knows where we have placed our nuclear weapons across the country," Abbasi stated. "All of them are targeted at you."
The controversial comments were made in the wake of India's decision to revoke Pakistani visas and suspend the Indus Waters Treaty as part of its response to the attack in Pahalgam. This move by India has drawn strong reactions from Pakistan, with Abbasi mocking India’s trade and water suspension policies, comparing them to Pakistan’s closure of airspace to Indian flights in the past, which caused significant disruption to Indian airlines.
In a related development, Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif fueled further controversy with comments about Pakistan's historical support for militant groups. In a recent interview, Asif acknowledged that Pakistan had, for decades, supported militant organizations at the behest of Western powers. However, he denied current involvement with groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba or The Resistance Front, the group blamed for the Pahalgam attack, accusing India of "staging" the incident to stir regional tensions.
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Andhra to be developed as knowledge, creator economy hub: CM Naidu
New Delhi/Amaravati (PTI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday said the state is taking steps to transform itself into a knowledge and creator economy hub with a strong focus on artificial intelligence and quantum technology.
He noted that Andhra Pradesh has abundant tech-driven youth and the government is formulating plans to train them in futuristic technologies with support from global technology firms.
"Our goal is to transform Andhra Pradesh into a knowledge hub by focusing on AI, quantum computing, data centres, drone cities and space cities. The youth will remain our biggest asset over the next 25 years, and we seek global partnerships to scale up the creator economy," said Naidu during his interactions at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in Delhi.
Naidu, who participated in the summit in the national capital, also held meetings with several global technology leaders and industrialists to explore collaborations in artificial intelligence, clean energy and innovation ecosystems.
He met Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, Autodesk AI Head Mike Haley, Aramco India Director Abdul Rehman AiThukair, LEGO Education Vice President Tom Hall, Aadhaar Founder and CTO Srikanth Nadhamuni, Khosla Ventures Managing Partner Vinod Khosla and others at the AP Pavilion.
The chief minister also held discussions with Saudi Aramco representatives on clean energy projects, including solar initiatives, and invited the company to expand operations in Andhra Pradesh, stating that the state is highly suitable for green energy production.
He sought support from NVIDIA Vice President Callista Redmond for establishing AI Living Labs and proposed partnerships through the Ratan Tata Innovation Hub to promote youth innovation, including collaborations with IIT Tirupati and Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati under the Andhra Pradesh Future Innovation and Research for Science and Technology (AP FIRST) initiative.
Naidu urged Autodesk leadership to support the development of Global Capability Centres in design engineering and requested the establishment of an Innovation Academy in Amaravati aligned with quantum technology, besides proposing AI and robotics learning labs in partnership with LEGO Education.
He also discussed AI-driven smart governance solutions with Quantela Inc Chairman Sridhar Gadhi, while World Bank Group Digital AI Regional Director Mahesh Uttamchandani met Naidu on the sidelines of the summit.
Following the meetings, Naidu visited various exhibition stalls at the summit, including those of NVIDIA, Tata, Intel and Microsoft, and reviewed AI applications across agriculture, healthcare and industry.
