“If India strangles our economy, we won’t throw flowers in reaction”
Nisar Ahmed Thokar
Islamabad, Aug 13: Urging India not to stop water of different rivers flowing down from Kashmir into Pakistani territory, the Chairman Pakistan’s Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir Maulana Fazlur Rahman has said that stoppage of water by India had caused huge water shortage in Pakistan besides damaging the country’s economy.
“If India strangles our economy thereby stopping water of rivers, we won’t throw flowers in reaction”, Rehman said in a statement issued here on Monday. Such conduct on the part of India he warned would be harmful for peace in the sub-continent.
He observed that under the Indus Water Treaty Chenab, Jehlum and Indus rivers were allocated to Pakistan. However, he maintained that not withstanding to the spirit of the Treaty India had built many dams on them, which has caused severe shortage of water in Pakistan, damaging its economy, especially the agriculture.
“Now, India has started building dams on the tributaries of these rivers, which will further stop water flowing towards Pakistan and will further damage our economy”, the KC chief said adding that India produced electricity in Kashmir, but took it to India and the poor Kashmiris were not getting this facility.
He said that Indian leaders on one hand issue statements of friendship towards Pakistan while on the other it does not slip any opportunity to hit Pakistan and destroy its economy. “India did not resolve Kashmir issue for the last 65 years and is inflicting all sorts of atrocities on the hapless people of Kashmir”, the statement said. “Therefore, instead of issuing statements hollow slogans of friendship with Pakistan, India should undertake practical measures to that effect”, he added.
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