Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed has called on the Pakistan government to hold 'serious talks' with India over the issue of sharing of river water. 

He made the remarks while addressing a meeting of JuD activists in the border city of Sialkot, 70 km from Lahore, on Monday. 

"Islamabad should hold a serious dialogue with New Delhi on this crucial issue, which will damage the agriculture-based economy of Pakistan," he claimed. 

"India is trying to render our country barren by stopping water coming here," he further claimed