AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday dismissed Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's warnings over the Indus Water Treaty, saying they would
have no impact on India and adding pointedly, "BrahMos hai humaare paas", a reference to India’s supersonic cruise missile. "You are the Prime Minister of a country. You are using such language that will have no impact on us," Owaisi told reporters in Hyderabad. "The [Indian] government has kept the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance. Instead of showing some change, you are threatening. Enough of it. Threats will not have any impact on India," he added. Also Read: 'Unconstitutional': Closure of Meat Shops on August 15 Sparks Political Storm; Owaisi, Oppn Leaders Erupt in Fury His remarks came in response to Sharif’s statement Tuesday in Islamabad that India "can’t snatch even a single drop" of Pakistan’s water, warning that any attempt to stop the flow would violate the treaty and prompt a "decisive response". Following the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 people, India announced punitive measures against Pakistan, including suspending the 1960 treaty, which allocates the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab rivers to Pakistan and the Ravi, Beas and Sutlej to India, with limited cross-usage rights. Owaisi further criticised the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision in Bihar, alleging that names of legitimate voters were being deleted and accusing the Centre of failing to specify which documents prove citizenship. “If a name is not part of the SIR, it will be said the person is not a citizen. What will people do then?” he asked. He also condemned meat shop closures ordered by some municipal bodies for Independence Day, calling the bans "unconstitutional" and a violation of rights to liberty, privacy, livelihood, culture, nutrition and religion. Also Read: Owaisi Tears Into Pak Army Chief Asim Munir Over 'Nuclear Threat in US': 'Speaking Like a Sadakchaap Aadmi (Useless Man)' The Indus Waters Treaty, signed after nine years of negotiations with World Bank mediation, gives India 20% of water from the Indus River system and the rest to Pakistan. Sharif on Tuesday vowed there would be "no compromise" on Pakistan’s rights under the agreement.
