Spraying pesticides on his parched vegetables one street away from the Indus River, Pakistani farmer Homla Thakhur is worried about his future. The sun is at its peak, the river is running very low, and India has vowed to cut supplies upstream after a deadly militant attack in Kashmir.

Pakistan's Minister Hanif Abbasi issued stark nuclear threats against India, warning that Pakistan's missile arsenal and 130 nuclear warheads are positioned specifically to target India if water supplies are cut off.