Panaji, Aug. 14 -- Former Union Minister MJ Akbar on Friday hit back at Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's remarks on the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), saying Islamabad must first answer for every drop of Indian blood lost in terror attacks before raising concerns over water.

Akbar's remarks came after Sharif, speaking on the eve of Pakistan's Independence Day, indulged in hollow and empty rhetoric against Indian stating that every drop of Pakistan's water is a "red line" and calling for a "direct response" if New Delhi did not "come to the right path" over the IWT.

"Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is worried about every single drop of water on the Indus, saying it is a red line. The message from India is different. Every si...