Pak papers headline Indus Treaty, ignore Sushma's stellar UNGA speech
September 27, 2016  16:11
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Here's how the Pakistan media covered a post-Uri India.

Pakistan's Express Tribune choose to headline today's edition, 'Desperate Modi now plots to run Pakistan dry', a reaction to India's closed-door meeting on the Indus Waters Treaty.

The paper said,  "Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modis reaction post-Uri assault has been full of flip-flops. First, he rattled his sabres only to back off later. Then, he talked about mounting a global campaign to isolate Pakistan diplomatically. And now he is threatening to undo the only achievement that has withstood periods of tensions and conflict between the two arch foes."

However, External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj's nuanced UNGA speech, berating Pakistan on its tryst with terror, did not even make it to page 1.

Pak Army chief General Raheel Shareefs statement in which he claimed that Indias intelligence agency R&AW was involved in spilling blood of innocent citizens also grabbed space.

The Dawn, one of the most popular newspapers in Pakistan, gave more importance to the joint session of Parliament sought by Pakistan to discuss ties with India. The Indus Waters Treaty also made it to Page 1. And Sushma was conspicious by her absence.
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