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Now, the UN Secretary General has expressed his deep concerns over tensions between India and Pakistan after the deadly attack on 26 tourists in Indian administered Kashmir.

India accuses Pakistan of being indirectly involved and says two suspects are Pakistani nationals.

India has suspended a landmark water treaty in response.

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is chairman of the coalition party PPP and is the former foreign minister, he was asked about his remarks that if water doesn't flow to Pakistan, India's blood will.

But first, he rejected India's allegations and told the BBC's Pakistan correspondent Azadeh Moshiri that Pakistan is being scapegoated.

the Prime Minister has already offered for there to be an impartial investigation in Pakistan.

We, unlike many other countries across the world, have actually learned our lesson.

And in the context of these same sort of linkages and that these accusations that have existed in the past.

Pakistan has also undergone its own internal reform.

So much so that before I was foreign minister, Pakistan was on the FATF a gray list, while I was foreign minister.

Pakistan exited the FATF gray list, which means the international community.

I'm I'm not I'm not I'm not going to litigate the details of the state department report.

And the issues we have with that, the point that I'm trying to make is Pakistan has learned its lessons.

It's moved on from this, which is an old chapter in our history.

The Indian government and the Indian military is putting out so many statements, every single day, they are accusing Pakistan of initiating unprovoked gunfire across the line of control and initiating firing.

There's no reason for Pakistan to do that.

Why, what is it for Pakistan to gain in a having a terrorist attack like this in a Kashmir or for us to initiate firing on the line of control.

I know without hesitation that Pakistan would just be responding.

To firings from the Indian side, it's in fact, at the end of the day, it's the Indian side that's emotional right now.

It's the Indian side that's being irrational right now.

The reason I ask is because you made those comments over the weekend and it was in reference to India's decision to unilaterally suspend the landmark water treaty.

You said either water will flow or their blood will referring to India.

Do you think that's an unemotional calm way of responding when tensions are so high?

I'm not stationed on the border with a gun in my hand, I don't hold any position in the government.

I was speaking to a political rally on the banks of the River Indus, the day of or the day after this water treaty was violated by India.

I think it was supposed not only a rational reaction.

From my side, but an articulation of the feelings of the people of Pakistan.

And my own people who whom I was addressing.

The government that is in power has said that any decision that would implement the withdrawal from the Indus water treaty would be a considered an act of war.

As I'm sure you're aware when there is war.

Um, we don't have any rivers to shut off as a response to India.

It would mean an act of war if India was to weaponize water against the people of Pakistan.

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