Claim
Three days ago a minister in the Shehbaz Sharif government threatened India, saying Pakistan would cut off India's hands if its water was stopped.
“अभी तीन दिन पहले शाहबाज सरकार का एक मंत्री भारत को गीदड़ भभकी दे रहा था। कह रहा था कि हम हाथ काट देंगे भारत के अगर हमारा पानी रोका।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
On 30 June 2026 — three days before the 3 July broadcast — Pakistan's Climate Change Minister Musadik Malik, a member of the Shehbaz Sharif government, publicly threatened to 'cut off the hands' of anyone who touches Pakistan's share of Indus waters, amid the dispute over India holding the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance. The anchor's timeline (three days ago), attribution (a Shehbaz-government minister), and the substance of the 'cut off hands over water' threat all match the reporting. The only minor imprecision is framing: the minister's threat was against anyone blocking/claiming Pakistan's water, rendered by the anchor as 'if our water is stopped,' but this does not change the core factual accuracy.
Evidence
- https://www.businesstoday.in/world/story/we-will-cut-off-those-hands-pakistan-minister-threatens-india-over-indus-water-row-539856-2026-06-30 Dated 30 June 2026 (three days before the 3 July broadcast): Pakistan's Climate Change Minister Musadik Malik — a minister in the Shehbaz Sharif government — threatened to 'cut off those hands' of anyone touching Pakistan's Indus water share, amid the treaty-in-abeyance row. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.aajtak.in/world/story/pak-minister-warning-india-over-indus-waters-will-cut-off-those-hands-ntc-rmxk-dskc-2590422-2026-06-30 AajTak (30 June 2026) reports Pakistani minister's warning to India over Indus waters, 'hand kaat denge' (will cut off hands), framed as a 'geedarbhabhki' (empty threat) after the Indus Waters Treaty was put in abeyance. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.republicbharat.com/world/pakistan/pakistan-minister-warns-india-over-indus-water-says-will-cut-off-hands-2026-06-30-127075 Republic Bharat (30 June 2026) confirms Shehbaz government's minister warned India over Indus water, saying Pakistan would cut off hands, invoking its 'right' to the water. ✓ reachable · archived