Jammu, June 22 -- Khawaja Asif, the Defence Minister of Pakistan on Sunday threatened India, by stating that Islamabad could resort to military action if it feels any threat to its water flow amid escalating tensions over the Indus waters dispute.

His statement came as Pakistan continues to face a deteriorating water issues, nearly a year after India suspended the long-standing Indus Waters Treaty in response to the Pakistan-sponsored terrorists killed 26 tourists in Pahalgam after identifying their faith.

Speaking to a Pakistani channel, ARY News, Asif warned that Pakistan would respond militarily if it felt its water supplies were being threatened.

"The water is part of our national security and if it is being threatened, we will go ...