Pakistan's Bilawal Bhutto Threatens India With War Over Indus Waters Treaty: 'Ready On All Fronts'

Published 6 July 2026 · local

Pakistan's Bilawal Bhutto Threatens India With War Over Indus Waters Treaty: 'Ready On All Fronts' Reported By, Edited By Last Updated: July 06, 2026, 19:18

Pakistan's Bilawal Bhutto Threatens India With War Over Indus Waters Treaty: 'Ready On All Fronts' Reported By, Edited By Last Updated: July 06, 2026, 19:18 IST Last week, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the Indus Waters Treaty "stands in abeyance" in response to Pakistan's continued support for cross-border terrorism. Rapid Read PPP leader Bhutto's remarks come after India reaffirmed its position on the Indus Waters Treaty following the Pahalgam terror attack. (IMAGE: REUTERS) Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday threatened India with war, saying Pakistan was prepared to fight “on all fronts" after New Delhi reiterated last week that the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) remains in abeyance in view of Islamabad’s continued support for cross-border terrorism. India suspended the 1960 treaty in 2025 as one of the punitive measures following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives.

On Friday, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) reaffirmed that India’s position on the treaty remained unchanged. Addressing a gathering in Pakistan, Bhutto alleged that India was attempting to “weaponise" the waters of the Indus River and declared that Pakistan would never compromise on its rights over the river. “Pakistan remains ready for war and will never compromise on Indus river’s rights. This is an attempt to weaponise the river waters against us," Bhutto said. Last week, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the Indus Waters Treaty “stands in abeyance" in response to Pakistan’s continued support for cross-border terrorism. “Pakistan must credibly and irrevocably abjure its support for cross-border terrorism," Jaiswal said. Brokered by the World Bank, the treaty has governed the sharing of the waters of the Indus River system between India and Pakistan since 1960.

At a seminar in Islamabad last week, Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar rejected India’s decision to keep the treaty in abeyance, asserting that the agreement “remains valid, binding and operative". Bhutto’s remarks echoed Islamabad’s position on the issue while escalating the rhetoric with a warning of military confrontation. Top intelligence sources told CNN-News18 that Bhutto’s remarks amounted to “inflammatory and baseless rhetoric" aimed at provoking tensions and spreading what they described as falsehoods about India’s management of the Indus waters. “Bhutto’s statement is inflammatory and baseless rhetoric which is given deliberately to incite tensions and spread falsehoods about India’s peaceful water management under the Indus Waters Treaty," the sources said. “Pakistan’s repeated attempts to internationalise bilateral issues and its history of cross-border terrorism expose its own aggressive designs. India is committed to the Treaty while reserving all rights to protect its national interests against any provocative threats or hybrid warfare from Pakistan," the sources added.