Islamabad, Aug 12 — A day after Pakistan Army chief General Asim Munir issued a fresh nuclear threat to India, former Pakistan foreign minister and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari warned of “serious consequences” if New Delhi proceeds with alterations to the Indus Waters Treaty.
Speaking at a cultural event organised by the Sindh government’s culture department, Bhutto accused India of attempting to divert the Indus River’s waters away from Pakistan, calling it “an attack on our history, culture, and civilisation — especially Sindh.”
India suspended the 1960 treaty in April, shortly after the Pahalgam terrorist attack that claimed 26 lives. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has since said the agreement will not be restored.
“If Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces an attack on Indus, he attacks our history, our culture and our civilisation,” Bhutto said, as quoted by The Express Tribune.