New Delhi, May 3 -- Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President Farooq Abdullah, while asserting that India is not "as cruel as Pakistan is", said that we may stop the water, "but we will not kill them".

Abdullah was referring to India halting the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 with Pakistan in the aftermath of the deadly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam district, which killed 26 civilians on April 22.

While talking to ANI, Abdullah said, ".India is the nation of Gandhi, we have threatened them (Pakistan) that we will stop the water, but we will not kill them. We are not as cruel as they are."

"When the Indus Waters Treaty was signed, the people of J&K were not taken into confidence. Due to its treaty, J&K has suffered th...