Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, a viral video of Pakistani military spokesperson Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry making a provocative statement against India, recently surfaced online. In the clip, Chaudhry could be seen echoing the rhetoric of convicted terrorist Hafiz Saeed.
Chaudhary was speaking at a university event in Pakistan, where he warned India over its move to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. "Tum humara paani rokoge, hum tumhara saans rok denge" (If you stop our waters, we’ll choke your breath,” Chaudhry said in his speech).
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His remarks closely resembled the rhetoric of Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed, the architect of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, who is notorious for delivering incendiary speeches targeting India and the United States. A viral video on social media captures Saeed using the exact same words.
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India responded to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed the lives of 26 individuals and was linked to Pakistan-based terrorists, by suspending the Indus Waters Treaty on April 23. The historic agreement, brokered by the World Bank in 1960, governs the sharing of water from the Indus River and its tributaries between the two countries.
In line with its long-standing assertion that “blood and water can’t flow together at the same time,” India also closed the Integrated Check Post at the Attari border on the same day, effectively halting one of the key trade and transit routes between the nations.
About Operation Sindoor
In a show of military resolve, India also launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, targeting nine terror camps across Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK). The precision strikes marked one of the most robust military responses since the Balakot airstrikes in 2019.
Further tightening the diplomatic screws, two staff members of the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi were declared 'persona non grata' and expelled for "activities inconsistent with their diplomatic status."
On May 12, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri announced a ceasefire agreement between the two nations. “Both sides have agreed to cease all firing and military action on land, air, and sea,” Misri stated during a press briefing. However, within hours, Pakistan reportedly violated the agreement, casting doubt over the longevity of the truce.
