Former Pakistan international minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari issued a blunt warning Monday to India over its unilateral suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), saying Pakistan wouldn’t hesitate to reply if its water rights have been violated. Talking in the course of the finances session of Nationwide Meeting, the Pakistan Peoples Get together chairman stated, “India has two choices: share water pretty, or we’ll take it from all six rivers.” He described India’s transfer to droop the 1960 treaty after the terrorist assault in Pahalgam as each unlawful and provocative.Bilawal argued there isn’t any clause permitting unilateral withdrawal. “India’s declare that the treaty is in abeyance has no authorized foundation. In accordance with the UN Constitution, reducing off water is a type of aggression,” he stated. He warned that if India pursued this course, it may result in open battle.“We are not looking for battle, but when water is used as a weapon… Pakistan might be compelled to behave — and we’re able to defeat India simply as now we have earlier than,” he stated.Bilawal urged India to renew dialogue, significantly on counterterrorism coordination. “With out engagement, violence will enhance in each nations,” he warned, including Pakistan’s personal combat towards terrorism had been undermined by Indian makes an attempt to “politicise the problem”.
