Pakistan, June 11 -- Pakistan on Thursday issued a strong warning against any attempt to block or significantly reduce water flows from rivers shared with India, saying such actions could have serious consequences for regional peace and stability.

Speaking at the weekly media briefing, Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi responded to recent remarks by India's Water Minister C.R. Patil, who stated that New Delhi was working to ensure that "not a single drop of water" reaches Pakistan in the coming years.

Andrabi said any deliberate effort to restrict water vital to Pakistan's agriculture, economy and population would be viewed with utmost seriousness. He stressed that such actions would violate international obligations governing t...