Claim
After India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that either Pakistan's water would flow in the Indus or India's blood would, and that stopping the water would mean war.
“बिलावल ने यह भी कहा था तब कि अगर भारत ने सिंधु नदी का पानी रोक दिया तो फिर दोनों देशों के बीच युद्ध होगा... या तो हमारा पानी बहेगा या फिर उनका खून बहेगा।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Multiple contemporaneous reports from both Pakistani (Express Tribune, Pakistan Today) and Indian (Outlook, Hindustan Times) outlets confirm that in an April 2025 rally in Sukkur, after India suspended/held in abeyance the Indus Waters Treaty following the Pahalgam attack, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari declared that either Pakistan's water would flow in the Indus or India's blood would, and warned of war/bloodshed if India stopped the water. Sudhir Chaudhary's paraphrase accurately reflects the documented statement.
Evidence
- https://tribune.com.pk/story/2542272/indus-is-ours-either-our-water-will-flow-or-their-blood-will-bilawal-warns-modi Express Tribune (Pakistan) reports Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's speech in Sukkur: 'The Indus is ours and will remain ours — either our water will flow through it, or their blood will,' delivered after India put the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance following the Pahalgam attack. ✗ unreachable
- https://www.tbsnews.net/world/bilawal-bhutto-says-blood-will-flow-if-india-stops-indus-river-water-hindustan-times-1126386 Report (citing Hindustan Times) that Bilawal said blood will flow if India stops Indus River water, tying the blood/war threat directly to stopping the water. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2025/04/26/our-water-or-your-blood-will-flow-in-indus-river-bilawal-warns-india-in-fiery-speech/ Pakistan Today (26 Apr 2025) documents the fiery speech and the 'our water or your blood will flow in the Indus' warning to India. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.outlookindia.com/international/either-our-water-or-their-blood-bilawal-bhuttos-threat-to-india-on-indus-treaty-freeze-pahalgam-attack Outlook India corroborates the same threat in the context of the Indus treaty freeze. ✓ reachable · archived