Modi threatens to stop water for Pakistanis

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an outrageous statement said that water which belongs to India cannot be allowed into Pakistan.

He was addressing farmers in Indian Punjab on Friday. “The fields of our farmers must have adequate water. Water that belongs to India cannot be allowed to go to Pakistan…Government will do everything to give enough water to our farmers,” he said, the Indian Express reported.

The two countries signed the Indus Water Treaty in 1960 which govern how water will be distributed between the two countries. According to the treaty India controls the Beas, Ravi and Sutlej rivers, while Indus, Chenab and Jhelum rivers are controlled by Pakistan.

Modi also asked farmers to stop burning crops which are thought to be responsible for smog in Indian and Pakistan.