‘Our Water Or Their Blood’: Bilawal Bhutto Fumes Over Indus Water Treaty Suspension

<p>Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chief Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has issued a warning to India after New Delhi suspended the Indus Waters Treaty in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terrorist attack that killed 26 civilians.</p>
<p>The PPP Chairman threatened “The Indus is ours”, adding “Either our water will flow through it, or their blood.”</p>
<p>He made the statement just days after the terrorist attack in Pahalgam reignited hostilities between the neighbouring countries.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Bhutto-Zardari accused India of scapegoating Pakistan to cover up its internal security lapses.&nbsp;</p>
<p>”In an attempt to cover its weaknesses and deceive the public, the Modi government is making false accusations against Pakistan and making one-sided decisions, including suspending the Indus Water Treaty,” he said in a post on X.&nbsp;</p>
<p>”However, standing here in Sukkur near the Indus River, I want to send a clear message to India that the Indus River belongs to us and will remain ours,” he added.&nbsp;</p>
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<h2>Abeyance Of Indus Waters Treaty&nbsp;</h2>
<p>India has informed Pakistan of its decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty, brokered by the World Bank, with immediate effect, saying Pakistan has breached conditions of the treaty.&nbsp;</p>
<p>In a letter addressed by India’s Secretary of Water Resources Debashree Mukherjee wrote to his Pakistani counterpart, Syed Ali Murtaza: “Sustained cross-border terrorism by Pakistan targeting Jammu and Kashmir impedes India’s rights under the Indus Waters Treaty.”&nbsp;</p>
<p>”The obligation to honour a treaty in good faith is fundamental to a treaty. However, what we have seen instead is sustained cross-border terrorism by Pakistan targeting the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir,” the letter read, reported PTI.&nbsp;</p>
<p>”The resulting security uncertainties have directly impeded India’s full utilisation of its rights under the treaty,” the letter read further.&nbsp;</p>