Delhi minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Saturday delivered a scathing rebuke to Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari after his provocative warning to India over the Indus Waters Treaty .
Responding to Bhutto’s threat that “either water will flow in this Indus, or their blood will,” Sirsa shot back, “Then drown in it (Indus river)... They don't have the guts to shed blood. They are crying for water and talk about shedding blood. They should be ashamed.”
The sharp exchange came after India formally suspended the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty following the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which killed 26 tourists. The Resistance Front, widely seen as a Pakistan-backed proxy, claimed responsibility.
Bhutto, speaking along the Indus River in Sukkur, had accused India of using the attack as a "false excuse" to undermine international norms, calling India’s move “illegal and against humanity.” He vowed to take the matter to international forums.
Meanwhile, India, citing demographic shifts, energy needs, and Pakistan’s continued patronage of terrorism, invoked Article XII(3) of the treaty. The ministry of Jal Shakti formally notified Pakistan that the treaty could no longer be honoured in good faith.
‘Save your neck first’
The war of words didn’t stop there. Sirsa also lashed out at Pakistan Army official Colonel Taimur Rahat, who made a throat-slitting gesture at Indian community protestors outside the Pakistan High Commission in London.
Warning Pakistan officials, Sirsa said, "Those who were threatening outside the embassy, you will be identified one by one. Be careful. An apocalypse is hovering over your head.”
Sirsa also slammed viral images of cake celebrations at Pakistan’s embassy in Delhi just days after the Pahalgam terror attack , saying, "Our army is capable of giving a fitting reply. We don’t need to waste words on those who celebrate while innocents are slaughtered."
Protests erupt overseas
Over 500 members of the Indian diaspora gathered outside the Pakistan Embassy in London to protest the Pahalgam killings. Holding Indian flags and placards, protestors demanded justice and accused Pakistan of running a “terror factory.”
Adding to the anger, protestors accused the Pakistan High Commission of blaring loud celebratory music during the demonstration—a move organisers called “tone-deaf and disgraceful” amid a national tragedy.
Speaking to ANI, a protestor summed up the sentiment: "Because of Pakistan's terror factories, 26 of our people were slaughtered. Today, we are their voice."
The April 22 attack left 25 Indian nationals and one Nepali citizen dead, drawing widespread condemnation and escalating tensions between the two nations.
Responding to Bhutto’s threat that “either water will flow in this Indus, or their blood will,” Sirsa shot back, “Then drown in it (Indus river)... They don't have the guts to shed blood. They are crying for water and talk about shedding blood. They should be ashamed.”
#WATCH | Delhi | Following the suspension of the Indus Water Treaty in response to the Pahalgam terror attack, the former Foreign Minister of Pakistan and Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari reportedly said, 'Indus is ours and Indus will remain ours. Either our… pic.twitter.com/8bDzU5EQab
— ANI (@ANI) April 26, 2025
The sharp exchange came after India formally suspended the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty following the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which killed 26 tourists. The Resistance Front, widely seen as a Pakistan-backed proxy, claimed responsibility.
Bhutto, speaking along the Indus River in Sukkur, had accused India of using the attack as a "false excuse" to undermine international norms, calling India’s move “illegal and against humanity.” He vowed to take the matter to international forums.
Meanwhile, India, citing demographic shifts, energy needs, and Pakistan’s continued patronage of terrorism, invoked Article XII(3) of the treaty. The ministry of Jal Shakti formally notified Pakistan that the treaty could no longer be honoured in good faith.
‘Save your neck first’
The war of words didn’t stop there. Sirsa also lashed out at Pakistan Army official Colonel Taimur Rahat, who made a throat-slitting gesture at Indian community protestors outside the Pakistan High Commission in London.
Warning Pakistan officials, Sirsa said, "Those who were threatening outside the embassy, you will be identified one by one. Be careful. An apocalypse is hovering over your head.”
Sirsa also slammed viral images of cake celebrations at Pakistan’s embassy in Delhi just days after the Pahalgam terror attack , saying, "Our army is capable of giving a fitting reply. We don’t need to waste words on those who celebrate while innocents are slaughtered."
Protests erupt overseas
Over 500 members of the Indian diaspora gathered outside the Pakistan Embassy in London to protest the Pahalgam killings. Holding Indian flags and placards, protestors demanded justice and accused Pakistan of running a “terror factory.”
Adding to the anger, protestors accused the Pakistan High Commission of blaring loud celebratory music during the demonstration—a move organisers called “tone-deaf and disgraceful” amid a national tragedy.
Speaking to ANI, a protestor summed up the sentiment: "Because of Pakistan's terror factories, 26 of our people were slaughtered. Today, we are their voice."
The April 22 attack left 25 Indian nationals and one Nepali citizen dead, drawing widespread condemnation and escalating tensions between the two nations.
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