“Blood in the River” roar: Ovasi reminds Twin Laval of Benazir Bhutto’s murder by local terrorists

Asaduddin Owaisi, Chief of Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (Aimim) in India. File | Image source: ANI

Asaduddin Owaisi, head of Aimim, criticized Pakistani politician Bhutto-Zardari’s “blood flows in the Rivers” on Monday, reminding him of his mother, Benazir Bhutto, who was killed by native terrorists.

Mr Owasi also mentioned former Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi as a statement on April 22 in Pahargam terrorist attack, calling it the lives of 26 tourists.

Hyderabad MPs said Pakistan should be placed on the “gray list” of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and advocate for cyberattacks on neighboring countries.

Asked about the statement made by Bhutto-Zardari to India after his withdrawal from the Indian Waters Treaty (IWT), Owasi said Bhutto-Zardari should question who is responsible for her mother’s death and stressed that she stressed that “she was killed by such a parental terrorist.”

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on December 27, 2007.

After India suspended IWT, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bhutto-Zardari announced: “The Indus River is ours, will be ours, and our water will flow through it or their blood.”

Owaisi said in an interview with reporters that his party – All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen – supported the centre’s decision to suspend IWT.

However, he said where the Indus River water will be stored after the treaty is suspended, and said “it must be stored somewhere.” Under the World Bank Brokerage Treaty, India has obtained exclusive rights to the eastern rivers (Sutlej, Beas and Ravi), with an average annual flow of approximately 33 million acre feet (MAF). The water of the western rivers – Indus, Gilham and Schnab – has an average annual flow of about 135 MAF, which is largely allocated to Pakistan.

With the moratorium on the treaty, the government is looking for ways to exploit the waters of the Indus, Guillem and Chenab.

Mr Owaisi asserted that Pakistan should be placed on the FATF Gray list to highlight its funding for terrorism through illegal means.

Mr Owaisi also urged the Government to launch a cyber attack on Pakistan, invoking article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, which provides the right to act self-defense.

Furthermore, Mr Owaisi asked the Narendra Modi government to reconsider its deterrence policy because even after the air strikes, incidents such as the Pahalgam attacks occurred.

Mr Owasi reiterated his support for the Centre’s decision, saying: “Pakistan should understand that India’s defense budget is larger than their entire budget. They are 20 years behind India. The politicians there are just constantly hiding. The country is facing internal problems. They can’t make medicines for malaria, but talk about malaria in India.”

Owaisi spoke in the WAQF Amendment, opposing its provisions, believing that they violated the Constitution.

Regarding the inclusion of non-Muslims on the WAQF board, he asked: “Isn’t it painful if we ask for non-Hinduism to be included in the Pandharpur Temple Trust?”