Pakistan, April 25 -- Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesperson, Shafqat Ali Khan, confirmed on Friday that the country's armed forces are fully prepared to defend its borders and sovereignty. Speaking at a weekly briefing, he rejected India's unilateral suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, calling water a "matter of life and death" for Pakistan. The treaty, brokered by the World Bank in 1960, regulates water distribution between the two nations.

Khan emphasized that Pakistan reserves the right to suspend all bilateral agreements with India, including the Simla Accord, due to what he called India's "irresponsible behavior." The statement follows recent tensions after India's threats regarding water flow into Pakistan. The Foreign Office a...