Pakistan’s Climate Change Minister Mussadiq Malik has issued a fresh warning to India over the suspension of the Indus Water Treaty, saying, ‘It has already been declared that whoever touches our waters, his hands will be cut off.His comments have come when New Delhi has put the treaty on hold after the Pahalgam terrorist attack on April 22.The minister’s video, broadcast on Pakistani channel ARY News, was widely shared on social media.Moreover, the neighboring country’s Information Minister Ataullah Tarar, without directly naming Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said, “A tap is being controlled by the Prime Minister of the neighboring country. He says that he will not allow even a single drop of water to flow into Pakistan. He said the treaty could not be abrogated “unilaterally” by a nation.Last year, PM Modi had declared that “terrorism and talks cannot go together; water and blood cannot flow together.”Defense Minister Rajnath Singh had recently clarified that India has no intention of softening its stance.He said, “By suspending the Indus Water Treaty after the Pahalgam terror attack, we had said that those whose tears have dried should not expect water from us. We will not allow the waters of the Indus to reach the patrons of terrorists and enemies of humanity.”Pakistan is facing a severe water crisis which is impacting its key agricultural sectors. Water scarcity has increased across Sindh and parts of Balochistan, leading to what local officials and farmers have described as an “economic massacre” as irrigation supplies dwindle.According to Dawn, the crisis is most pronounced around the Sukkur Barrage – one of Pakistan’s largest irrigation centers on the Indus River – which supports millions of acres of agricultural land in parts of Sindh and Balochistan. Canal water shortages have reached critical levels, with shortages of 64.1% in the North West Canal, 38% in the Rice Canal and 82% in the Dadu Canal, threatening crops, livelihoods and the regional economy. The situation has been worsened by allegations of excessive upstream extraction and unequal water distribution, with Sindh accusing Punjab of drawing more water than its allocated share, while downstream areas are bearing the brunt of water shortage.