Desk:Rattled by the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam, the Pakistani military seems to have adopted the language of terror outfits. In a shocking and inflammatory statement, Pakistan Army spokesperson Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry issued a direct threat to India that eerily echoes the rhetoric of Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind behind the 2008 Mumbai attacks and the chief of the terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba.
At a public event, responding to India’s decision to suspend parts of the Indus Waters Treaty, Chaudhry declared, “If you stop our water, we will stop your breath.” The remark mirrors a widely circulated video of Hafiz Saeed making the same statement—now resurfacing and going viral on the social media platform X.
This provocation comes in the wake of India’s decision on April 23 to suspend certain provisions of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, a move announced a day after the deadly Pahalgam terror attack. The situation escalated further with Indian strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan.
Brokered by the World Bank in 1960, the Indus Waters Treaty governs the sharing of the Indus River and its tributaries between India and Pakistan, requiring both countries to exchange regular data on water usage.
India has reiterated that “blood and water cannot flow together” and that “talks and terror cannot go hand in hand”—a clear message underscoring its firm stance against cross-border terrorism allegedly sponsored by Pakistan.
This aggressive shift in Pakistan Army’s tone, aligning with terrorist rhetoric, has raised serious concerns over regional stability and the sanctity of international treaties.