New Delhi. Government has seen reports regarding the remarks made by Adviser to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on Education, Sardar Aseff Ali, stating, inter alia, that India will have to stop “stealing” Pakistan's water as Pakistan will not hesitate to wage war with New Delhi if it does not stop doing so, that the distribution of water is a sensitive issue and it may trigger a war between India and Pakistan, and that Pakistan might seek international arbitration on the water issue by taking it up with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) or the United Nations Security Council if India tried to construct any more dams that affect Pakistan's share of water.

The allegation that India has denied Pakistan the share of water it is entitled to under the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), signed in 1960 between India and Pakistan, is completely baseless and has been categorically rejected. The Government is in full compliance with the Treaty. All issues regarding the implementation of the Treaty should be resolved through the existing mechanisms under the IWT. This information was given by Shri S.M.Krishna, Union Minister of External Affairs in reply to a question by Shri Moinul Hassan in Rajya Sabha today.