NEW DELHI: Union Jal Shakti minister CR Patil on Thursday reaffirmed India’s powerful stance on the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), asserting that the transfer is within the nation’s curiosity and dismissing Pakistani warnings as empty threats.“This resolution belongs to the Indian authorities and the Prime Minister… There isn’t a replace on the abeyance of the treaty. No matter resolution shall be taken will solely profit the nation,” Patil mentioned when requested concerning the present standing of the treaty in presser.Responding to former Pakistan international minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari‘s current remarks, Patil was blunt: “The water will not go wherever… What he says is his personal query… We’re not afraid of false threats.” ANI quoted him saying, “Bilawal Bhutto mentioned many issues, however we aren’t afraid of his feedback, ‘Hum gidar bhabkiyon se nahi darte’.”Patil’s feedback come days after Bilawal Bhutto’s sharp statements directed in the direction of India.India responded to the fear assault by suspending its obligations below the Indus Waters Treaty, a decades-old water-sharing settlement that governs the usage of six rivers within the Indus basin. The choice is a part of a broader set of punitive measures taken by India towards Pakistan, contemplating Islamabad’s function in harbouring terrorism on its land.
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