New Delhi: Asaduddin Owaisi, the chief of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), has called for strong and decisive action against Pakistan in the aftermath of the Pahalgam attack and expressed his support for the government's decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty.

Speaking to the media after attending an all-party meeting convened by the Centre in New Delhi, Owaisi welcomed the government's move to suspend the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty. However, he raised concerns about where the government would store the water.

"It is very good that the Indus Water Treaty has been suspended, but where will we keep the water,” questioned Owaisi. However, he emphasised AIMIM would support whatever decision the government takes, reiterating that the matter should not be viewed through a political lens.

The AIMIM leader also pointed out that international law grants India the right to respond strongly to the Pahalgam attack, asserting that India has the right to take measures against any nation harbouring terrorist groups.

Owaisi further raised concerns over the delay in the security response during the attack in Baisaran meadow, questioning why the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was not stationed in the area. He also inquired about the delay in the quick reaction team's arrival, noting that it took them an hour to reach the location.

Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.



Lucknow, May 11 (PTI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday virtually inaugurated the BrahMos Aerospace Integration and Testing Facility at the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor here.

The Rs 300 crore facility is a key part of the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor and represents India's commitment to self-reliant defence manufacturing, the Ministry of Defence said.

"It includes not only missile production but also testing, integration, and a materials complex for aerospace-grade components. A major leap toward #AtmanirbharBharat and a strategic boost to regional industrial growth," the Ministry of Defence said on X.

The Uttar Pradesh government had said the facility will manufacture one of the world's fastest supersonic cruise missiles, with a range of 290 to 400 km and a top speed of Mach 2.8.

The missile, a product of BrahMos Aerospace, a joint venture between India and Russia, can be launched from land, sea, or air and uses a "fire and forget" system.

Completed in three-and-a-half years, the BrahMos production unit in Lucknow is spread over 80 hectares of land provided free of cost by the Uttar Pradesh government, the state government had said in the statement.

The UP Defence Industrial Corridor, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2018, has six nodes --- Lucknow, Kanpur, Aligarh, Agra, Jhansi, and Chitrakoot -- where major investments are being made to boost defence manufacturing.

Uttar Pradesh is the second state after Tamil Nadu to establish a Defence Industrial Corridor, it added.