Islamabad: Pakistan said on Thursday that it has "exclusive rights" over three Western rivers and any attempt by India to divert the flow of these rivers would be consider-ed an "act of aggression".
Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal made the remarks during his weekly media briefing in response to a question regarding PM Narendra Modi's recent remarks at a political rally that his government would stop the water flowing to Pakistan.
Faisal said that Pakistan had "exclusive rights" over the waters of three Western rivers under the Indus Water Treaty. "Any attempt by India to divert the flows of these rivers will be considered an act of aggression and Pakistan has the right to respond," he said.
