Pakistan's Army and terrorists in that country are on same page with regard to agenda of destabilizing India with terror strikes and threatening. Notwithstanding a harsh action and posturing from India, both stand incorrigible, unrepentant, true to their die hard strategy.
Pakistani military spokesperson Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry criticised India's suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty during a public address at a university in Pakistan. In Fact he issued a threat to India using language strikingly similar to that of terrorist Hafiz Saeed.Referring to India's recent move to suspend the water sharing treaty following deadly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, he warned, “If you block our water, we will choke your breath.”
As the saying goes, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree—his warning over India's suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty closely mirrors the past remark by the designated terrorist leaders like Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed who had allegedly said, “If you stop the water, God willing, we will stop your breath, and then blood shall follow in these rivers.”
Not only experts and analysts, social media users pointed out the striking similarity between the two statements.In a video making rounds on social media 'X' Hafiz Saeed can be heard using the same words. Pakistan Army officer's statement mirrors the hostile rhetoric used by Lashkar-e-Taiba founder who is known for making such inflammatory speeches against India .
On April 23, India announced a series of punitive measures against Pakistan, including the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty. These actions came just a day after the deadly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, which claimed the lives of 26 civilians.
In retaliation, India conducted precision strikes on nine terrorist infrastructure sites on May 7. In response to these strikes, Pakistan launched attempts to target Indian military bases on May 8, 9, and 10, escalating tensions between the two nations.
India on Thursday once again asserted that the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan will remain in "abeyance" until Islamabad "credibly and irrevocably" abjures support to cross-border terrorism as "water and blood" cannot flow together. Prime Minister Narender Modi on Thursday reiterated that India will not allow flow of water to that country as this share belonged to 'people of this country'. This is the fresh trigger to frustration of Pakistan and its Army, resorting to threatening language.
While India retains full control over the eastern rivers, it is permitted limited, non-consumptive use of the western rivers for purposes such as hydroelectric power generation, domestic needs, and restricted irrigation, provided it adheres to strict technical guidelines.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal also said that any bilateral talks with Islamabad will only be on vacation of illegally occupied territories of Kashmir by Pakistan.
"You are well aware of our position that any India-Pakistan engagement has to be bilateral," he said in response to a question on US President Donald Trump showing interest in helping India and Pakistan in resolving the Kashmir issue."I would like to remind you that talks and terror don't go together," Jaiswal said. “On terrorism itself, we are open to discussing the handing over to India of terrorists whose list was provided to Pakistan some years ago,” he said. This is the message Pakistan needs to understand and execute on the ground.
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