Amrullah Saleh, former Vice-President of Afghanistan, says “India has placed a very long rope around its enemy’s neck instead of using an electric chair for execution."

In the immediate line of fire are about $500 million worth of goods that Pakistan imported from India in FY 2025. In fact, this figure stood at a whopping $1 billion in FY 2024. For India, these sums of money are peanuts. On the other hand, for a bankrupt country like Pakistan, such sums are often what differentiates life from indignant death.

These are just official figures. Some estimates even suggest Pakistan exports goods worth $10 billion every year via third countries. All of that is now going to stop, as India mounts an unprecedented economic offensive against the terror state. Part of this offensive is suspending the Indus Waters Treaty, banning all direct and indirect trade, shutting Indian ports for Pakistani ships and lobbying multilateral institutions like the IMF and World Bank to stop funding Pakistan.

Imagine a scenario: Western Punjab’s fertile lands turning into barren deserts that are incapable of producing any food. Also associated with such desertification is an almost immediate famine. Why should you imagine such a scenario? Well, it is going to be a reality a few years down the line. Pakistan is an agriculture-intensive country, and 80% of its farming depends on water supplied by the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab. India has begun disrupting the flow of all these rivers. While India does not have the necessary infrastructure to completely shut the taps on Pakistan presently, in a........

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