MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal also spoke on the ongoing protest in the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), saying the agitation was a "direct consequence" of "systemic economic exploitation, denial of fundamental rights and administrative oppression in areas under its illegal and forcible occupation".​​ Earlier, Khawaja Asif had issued a warning to India, saying Islamabad could resort to military action if its water security comes under threat.