Pakistan reels under Op Sindoor pressure, seeks dialogue with India ‘to combat terror'

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Bilawal Bhutto's comments come after Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reiterated discussions with India following the military combat between the two countries, which was triggered by the Pahalgam attack of April 22 read more
Pakistan's former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto has sought dialogue with India to 'combat terrorism' together. Bhutto is in the US with a Pakistani delegation to hold meetings with UN Secretary-General António Guterres, General Assembly President Philemon Yang, and Security Council President Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett.
'Pakistan would still like to cooperate with India to combat terrorism we can't leave the fate of 1.5 or 1.7 billion people in the hands of non-state actors and terrorists for them to decide at a whim that two nuclear armed powers will go to war and this is the new normal of the new abnormal that the Indian government is trying to impose on the region,' Bhutto said.
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The Pakistan Peoples Party leader's comments come after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reiterated discussions with India following the military combat between the two countries, which was triggered by the Pahalgam attack of April 22.
During his trip to Iran last month, Sharif said, 'We want to resolve all disputes, including the Kashmir issue and the water issue, through negotiations and are also ready to talk to our neighbour on trade and counter-terrorism.'
Meanwhile, Bhutto, on Tuesday, admitted that Pakistan's efforts to raise the Kashmir issue at the UN have faced significant setbacks.
'As far as the hurdles we face within the UN and in general, as far as the Kashmir cause is concerned, that still exists,' he said during a press conference.
The Pakistani leader was left red-faced after a foreign journalist disputed his claim that Muslims in India are being 'demonised' after the Pahalgam attack that killed 26 people.