Foreign Office says Pakistan will take all necessary measures to safeguard its legitimate rights under Indus Water Treaty.
Responding to media queries regarding remarks made by the Indian Minister of External Affairs about Pakistan, Foreign Office Spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said the Indus Water Treaty is an international agreement concluded in good faith and at considerable cost. He said any unilateral violation of the Treaty by India would undermine regional stability and call into question its credibility as a state that claims to respect international legal obligations.
Firmly rejecting the irresponsible assertions made by the Indian External Affairs Minister, the spokesperson said India once again seeks to deflect attention from its own troubling record as a neighbour that promotes terrorism and contributes to regional instability.
He said India’s documented involvement in promoting terrorist activities in the region, particularly in Pakistan, is well known. He said the case of Commander Kulbhushan Jadhav remains a stark example of organised, state-sponsored terrorism directed against Pakistan. Equally concerning are recurring instances of extraterritorial killings, sabotage through proxies, and covert support to terrorist networks. He said this pattern is consistent with the extremist ideology of Hindutva and its violent proponents.
Tahir Andrabi said India continues its illegal and violent military occupation of Jammu and Kashmir.
He said Pakistan remains steadfast in its commitment to extend full political, moral, and diplomatic support to the Kashmiri people in their just struggle to realize their right to self-determination, as enshrined in relevant UN Security Council resolutions.
