Pakistan, July 11 -- KUALA LUMPUR - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar strongly criticized India's political leadership on Friday, claiming it is struggling to accept military and diplomatic setbacks. He asserted that India cannot divert Pakistan's water or violate the Indus Waters Treaty without facing consequences.

Speaking to the Pakistani community in Kuala Lumpur, Dar praised overseas Pakistanis as ambassadors of the country and highlighted strong bilateral ties between Pakistan and Malaysia. He stressed the importance of Pakistan's global standing and reiterated the government's aim to rejoin the world's top 20 economies.

Dar recalled that by 2018, Pakistan had emerged as the 24th largest economy in the world and...