Pakistan warns India against stopping water flow
Pakistan is ready for neutral investigation into Pahalgam incident and the country will give a befitting response to India if it attempted to stop water flow to Pakistan.
It was stated by Federal Minister for Information Attaullah Tarar in a TV program 'Centre Stage."
The information minister said voices are being raised in India against the incident. Indian propaganda has flopped. India levelled allegations against Pakistan after the incident without evidence and attempted to suspend Indus Water Treaty. The minister termed the Pahalgam incident as Indian intelligence failure.
To a question, Tarar said entire nation is united and standing with the Pakistan Army to defend the country. "Being Pakistani, we are united and not divided into different groups," he pointed out.
The info minister said Pakistan is ready to reply any Indian aggression with full force. Pakistan has all options, including a military option. The Prime Minister has also clarified that Pakistan will respond any misadventure with full force, he added.
India wants to terminate Indus Water Treaty in the pretext of Pahalgam incident. Kulbhushan Jadhav was caught red-handed in Pakistan while committing terrorist incidents in Pakistan. It is an evidence of Indian involvement in terrorism incidents in Pakistan, Tarar highlighted.
He pointed out that India sponsors terrorism across the world and then attempts to become a victim. It was also involved in terrorism incidents in Canada, which also has evidence of India's involvement in killing Sikhs.
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