In a chilling new development exclusively accessed by NextMinuteNews, a senior operative of the UN-designated terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has issued a direct threat against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and launched a venomous propaganda campaign accusing India of “water terrorism.” The operative, identified by intelligence sources as Maulana Ameer Hamza Kasuri, delivered the incendiary speech at a recent rally in Pakistan’s Punjab province, marking a dangerous escalation in the terror outfit’s rhetoric.
Direct Threat Against Indian Prime Minister
During his diatribe, a video of which was reviewed by our team, Kasuri openly threatened the Indian Prime Minister, employing the violent and extremist language that has become synonymous with the terror group. While such direct threats are a staple of LeT’s psychological warfare, officials note that they are always taken with the utmost seriousness by India’s security establishment, especially when delivered in a public forum designed to incite violence.
The ‘Water Terrorism‘ Ploy: A New Propaganda Front
More insidiously, Kasuri spent a significant portion of his address attempting to frame India’s internationally-sanctioned water management projects as a form of “water terrorism” against the people of Pakistan. This narrative is a cynical ploy to weaponize environmental and livelihood concerns, twisting them into a justification for jihad against India.
Kasuri falsely claimed that India is “stealing the lifeblood of Pakistan” by building dams and hydropower projects on the rivers flowing into the country, in blatant violation of the facts laid out by the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960. He deliberately omitted that the treaty allocates the waters of the western rivers—Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab—to Pakistan, while giving India the right to use them for non-consumptive purposes like power generation, provided the projects are run-of-the-river designs that do not obstruct water flow. India’s projects have consistently been found to be compliant with the treaty’s technical specifications.
LeT’s Strategic Motives: Radicalization and Deflection
Security analysts believe this “water terrorism” narrative is a multi-pronged strategic move by LeT and its patrons within the Pakistani establishment for several key reasons:
- To Radicalize Youth: It aims to create a new, potent grievance to radicalize Pakistan’s vast rural and agrarian population. By linking water scarcity—a very real problem largely due to Pakistan’s own mismanagement—to a perceived Indian conspiracy, terror groups can create a fresh pool of recruits.
- To Internationalize the Conflict: By cloaking their terror agenda in the language of water rights and environmental justice, these groups hope to gain sympathy in international forums where India’s responsible water stewardship is not fully understood.
- To Deflect Internal Failures: It serves to deflect blame from the Pakistani government and military’s own failures. Instead of addressing internal issues of water conservation and crumbling infrastructure, the establishment finds it convenient to point fingers at India, using terror outfits like LeT as their violent mouthpieces.
A Coordinated Information War Against India
This dangerous rhetoric from Kasuri is not an isolated incident but part of a coordinated effort to poison public discourse and lay the groundwork for future conflict. It represents a strategic shift from a purely religious-territorial narrative to one that co-opts developmental and environmental issues for extremist ends.
As India continues to exercise its rights under the Indus Waters Treaty to secure its water and energy future, it must be prepared to counter not just physical threats, but also this sophisticated and malicious information war. Debunking the myth of “water terrorism” with facts and asserting our commitment to international law will be just as crucial as maintaining vigilance on our borders.
