Bilawal Bhutto Issues Stark Warning To India Over Indus River Projects, Says 'War If India Builds Dams' | VIDEO

Former Pakistani FM Bilawal Bhutto warned of "war" if India suspends the Indus Waters Treaty or builds dams on the Indus River, escalating India-Pakistan tensions over water.

Former Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari (PHOTO: ANI)

Ex-Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday raised war rhetoric against India, threatening "war" anew if New Delhi persists with its modifications of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT). The warning comes a day after it was reported that Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir made a threat of nuclear war during a function in the United States.

After Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir issued a nuclear threat against India, former Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto threatened war if India continues to suspend the Indus Water Treaty and constructs a dam. pic.twitter.com/DMmb0vTTP4

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Addressing a cultural function held at the initiative of the Sindh Government, Bhutto blamed India for "barbarism" and asserted that India had "attacked Pakistan" on the question of water. Disregarding the expectations of restraint, he informed his followers that "every Pakistani is prepared to fight a war" and that Pakistan's military had already given a "historic response" to India.

"So, if you imagine launching an attack like Sindoor, then be informed that the people of all the provinces of Pakistan are prepared to fight you — and it is a war which you will surely lose," Bhutto was quoted as saying, referring to India's recent military attack. He also promised that Pakistan "will never bow down" and claimed, "you people are strong enough for war to recover all six rivers."

These blistering comments come hot on the heels of inflammatory comments reportedly made by Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir. Addressing a black-tie gathering in Tampa, Florida, on his second trip to the US within two months, Munir allegedly threatened to start a nuclear war, saying, "We are a nuclear nation; if we believe we are going down, we'll take half the world down with us." Munir also raked up the issue of the Indus Waters Treaty, which New Delhi has put in "abeyance" since the fatal Pahalgam terror attack, claiming India's move could put 250 million people at risk of starvation.

New Delhi countered with strong condemnation Pakistan's nuclear threats. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) characterized the kind of rhetoric as "Pakistan's stock-in-trade" and raised questions regarding the credibility of Pakistan's nuclear command and control. Indian officials pointed out issues that the Pakistani army is "hand-in-glove" with terrorist organizations, a factor which makes regional nuclear stability perilously delicate.

"India will not be intimidated by nuclear blackmail and will keep taking all measures required to ensure national security," the MEA categorically asserted.

This fresh aggressive posturing by the political and military leadership of Pakistan is in the wake of the April 22 Pahalgam terror strike. In the wake of the attack for which Bhutto has consistently held India responsible without proof, diplomatic relations between the two nuclear-armed neighbours seriously deteriorated. New Delhi imposed a number of punitive steps ranging from suspending the Indus Waters Treaty, a weakening of the strength of its mission in Islamabad, to the expulsion of Pakistani military attaches.

The hostilities reached a four-day cross-border conflict following India's launch of "Operation Sindoor" against terror camps across the border in Pakistan. India is said to have pounded several air bases during this time, delivering a severe blow to Islamabad Army's capability, while successfully repelling missile and drone attacks.