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Express Tribune
6 hours ago
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Bilawal calls for peace, says India must honour past treaties before dialogue
Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party and former Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Thursday that Pakistan was ready to pursue peace with India but insisted that any meaningful engagement must begin with New Delhi honouring past agreements, particularly the Indus Waters Treaty. Speaking at the Middle East Institute in Washington, Mr Bhutto-Zardari said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had constituted a delegation with a clear mission: to seek peace through dialogue and diplomacy with India. 'You might ask why we are here in Washington and not speaking to our adversary… they refuse to talk,' he said, pointing to India's persistent unwillingness to engage. The PPP chairman emphasised that while Pakistan is open to new arrangements, agreements, and even treaties with India, progress can only be made if India first honours its existing commitments. 'If our dialogue and diplomacy in pursuit of peace are to be successful… then surely they must first abide by the old treaties and take back their decision, viz-a-viz the Indus Water Treaty,' he said. He criticised the Indian government's attitude toward dialogue and cooperation, noting that it had declined Pakistan's calls for joint investigations into acts of terrorism, rejected former US President Donald Trump's offer to mediate, and continues to rebuff Pakistan's overtures. 'India has belligerently refused. They refused cooperation on terror — you saw it. The Prime Minister of Pakistan said let's have an investigation, they said no. They refuse mediation, they refuse dialogue,' said the PPP chairman. He warned that such a refusal to engage in diplomacy would only escalate tensions. 'All that means is there will be more terrorism, there will be more war, and there will be no peace.' He added that while the Indian government may be willing to condemn its people to a perpetual state of conflict, Pakistan would not follow suit. 'I refuse to damn my people, and I refuse to damn the people of India to this fate.' Bilawal said this is why the Pakistani delegation would continue travelling 'from capital to capital' with a simple and urgent message: 'We want peace, and we need your help.'
Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Business
- Hindustan Times
Indian delegation led by Tharoor returns to US to engage lawmakers, think tanks
New Delhi: An all-party delegation led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has returned to the US to brief members of the Congress, political leaders and think tanks on India's new approach to combating cross-border terrorism, including the military strikes on terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack. Over the next two days, the delegation will interact with members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, House Foreign Affairs Committee and the India Caucus, and also meet experts from leading think tanks in Washington. Members of the team will speak at the Council for Foreign Relations in Washington on Thursday. The delegation initially travelled to New York last month and then visited Guyana, Panama, Colombia and Brazil before returning to the US. It will be in the US at the same time as a Pakistani delegation led by former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari. Besides Tharoor, the delegation includes BJP MP Bhubaneswar Kalita, Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora, JMM MP Sarfraz Ahmad and former diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu, who served as ambassador to the US. Meanwhile, Bhutto-Zardari, who has been tapped by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to spearhead the country's efforts to seek support in the US and Europe, has contended that cooperation between the intelligence agencies of India and Pakistan could help tackle terrorism in South Asia. Addressing a news conference at the UN Headquarters on Tuesday, Bhutto-Zardari said: 'I am completely confident that if ISI and RAW were ready to sit down and work together to fight these forces, we would see a significant decrease in terrorism in both India and Pakistan.' He urged the world community to remain engaged in South Asia, warning that the risk of conflict between India and Pakistan had grown after the understanding between them on May 10 to stop military actions. 'With the intervention of the international community - and I would like to mention particularly the role played by US President Donald Trump and his team led by secretary of state Marco Rubio - we did manage to achieve a ceasefire between India and Pakistan. This is a welcome first step, but it's only a first step,' he said. Trump has repeatedly said that the US brokered the truce between India and Pakistan, though Indian officials have insisted the May 10 understanding was reached through direct talks between the Directors General of Military Operations of the two sides. Bhutto-Zardari also said diplomacy and dialogue is the only 'viable path to peace' and reiterated Pakistan's willingness to engage in talks with India, including cooperation on counter-terrorism. 'We can't leave the fate of 1.7 billion people in the hands of non-state actors and terrorists,' he said. India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 to target terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), triggering four days of intense clashes that saw both sides using drones, missiles and long-range weapons.
The Hindu
2 days ago
- General
- The Hindu
Pakistan-India intelligence collaboration can reduce terrorism: Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari
Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) chairman and former Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has said that 'cooperation between Pakistan and India's intelligence agencies could significantly reduce terrorism in South Asia.' The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman, who is currently leading a high-powered delegation to the U.S. as part of a global diplomatic push to seek support following its recent conflict with India, was speaking at a press conference at the U.N. Headquarters on Tuesday (June 3, 2025), the Dawn newspaper reported. 'I am completely confident that if ISI and RAW were ready to sit down and work together to fight these forces, we would see a significant decrease in terrorism in both India and Pakistan,' Mr. Bhutto-Zardari was quoted as saying by the newspaper on Wednesday (June 4, 2025). He also urged the global community to remain engaged in South Asia, warning that the risk of conflict between nuclear-armed neighbours had grown, not diminished, after the recent ceasefire. 'With the intervention of the international community — and I would like to mention particularly the role played by the U.S. President Donald Trump and his team led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio — we did manage to achieve a ceasefire between India and Pakistan. This is a welcome first step, but it's only a first step,' Mr. Bhutto-Zardari said. Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, with India carrying out precision strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in the early hours of May 7. Pakistan attempted to attack Indian military bases on May 8, 9, and 10. The Indian side responded strongly to the Pakistani actions. The on-ground hostilities ended with an understanding of stopping the military actions following talks between the directors general of military operations of both sides on May 10. Mr. Trump claims that the US has stopped India and Pakistan from fighting. However, India has been consistently maintaining that the understanding on cessation of hostilities with Pakistan was reached following direct talks between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of the two militaries. Mr. Bhutto-Zardari emphasised that diplomacy and dialogue were the only 'viable path to peace,' and reiterated Pakistan's willingness to engage in a broad dialogue with India — including cooperation on counterterrorism. 'Pakistan would still like to cooperate with India to combat terrorism. We can't leave the fate of 1.5 billion, 1.7 billion people in the hands of non-state actors and terrorists... For them to decide, at a whim, that (when these) two nuclear-armed powers will go to war,' he said. Referring to India, the PPP leader said "linking any terrorist attack in the region to the threat of war with Pakistan" is "untenable". 'You can't have no dispute resolution mechanisms between two nuclear-armed countries,' he said. He proposed the establishment of a mutually agreed platform where both sides could raise complaints, investigate terrorist incidents jointly, and work together to ensure accountability. Reiterating Pakistan's stance on India's move to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), Mr. Bhutto-Zardari said, 'it is an attempt to weaponise water.' Following the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people, New Delhi, among other punitive actions, announced the suspension of the 1960 IWT accord, which governs water sharing between India and Pakistan. 'The mere threat to cut off the water supply of 200 million people is a violation of the U.N. Charter. Acting on this threat will be seen as an act of war by Pakistan,' Mr. Bhutto-Zardari said. Earlier, the Pakistani delegation met with the U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the President of the U.N. Security Council, Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett of Guyana, in New York, the Dawn reported.
India.com
2 days ago
- General
- India.com
Shameless Pakistan pleads UN on Indus Waters Treaty, Bilawal Bhutto says, 'threat to cut off the water supply of 200 million people is...'
Shameless Pakistan pleads UN on Indus Waters Treaty, Bilawal Bhutto says, 'threat to cut off the water supply of 200 million people is...' PPP chairman and former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari reiterated Pakistan's stance on India's move to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) and said it is an attempt to 'weaponise water'. Following the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people, New Delhi, among other punitive actions, announced the suspension of the 1960 IWT accord, which governs water sharing between India and Pakistan. 'The mere threat to cut off the water supply of 200 million people is a violation of the UN Charter. Acting on this threat will be seen as an act of war by Pakistan,' Bhutto-Zardari said. On terrorism Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said that cooperation between Pakistan and India's intelligence agencies could significantly reduce terrorism in South Asia. 'I am completely confident that if ISI and RAW were ready to sit down and work together to fight these forces, we would see a significant decrease in terrorism in both India and Pakistan,' Bhutto-Zardari was quoted as saying by the newspaper on Wednesday. He also urged the global community to remain engaged in South Asia, warning that the risk of conflict between nuclear-armed neighbours had grown, not diminished, after the recent ceasefire. 'With the intervention of the international community — and I would like to mention particularly the role played by the US President Donald Trump and his team led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio — we did manage to achieve a ceasefire between India and Pakistan. This is a welcome first step, but it's only a first step,' Bhutto-Zardari said. Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, with India carrying out precision strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in the early hours of May 7.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
India-Pakistan intelligence collaboration can reduce terrorism, says Bilawal Bhutto
PPP chairman and former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has said that cooperation between Pakistan and India's intelligence agencies could significantly reduce terrorism in South Asia. The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman, who is currently leading a high-powered delegation to the US as part of a global diplomatic push to seek support following its recent conflict with India, was speaking at a press conference at UN Headquarters on Tuesday, the Dawn newspaper reported. "I am completely confident that if ISI and RAW were ready to sit down and work together to fight these forces, we would see a significant decrease in terrorism in both India and Pakistan," Bhutto-Zardari was quoted as saying by the newspaper on Wednesday. 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"With the intervention of the international community - and I would like to mention particularly the role played by the US President Donald Trump and his team led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio - we did manage to achieve a ceasefire between India and Pakistan. This is a welcome first step, but it's only a first step," Bhutto-Zardari said. Live Events Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, with India carrying out precision strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in the early hours of May 7. Pakistan attempted to attack Indian military bases on May 8, 9, and 10. The Indian side responded strongly to the Pakistani actions. The on-ground hostilities ended with an understanding of stopping the military actions following talks between the directors general of military operations of both sides on May 10. Trump claims that the US has stopped India and Pakistan from fighting. However, India has been consistently maintaining that the understanding on cessation of hostilities with Pakistan was reached following direct talks between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of the two militaries. Bhutto-Zardari emphasised that diplomacy and dialogue were the only "viable path to peace," and reiterated Pakistan's willingness to engage in a broad dialogue with India - including cooperation on counterterrorism. "Pakistan would still like to cooperate with India to combat terrorism. We can't leave the fate of 1.5 billion, 1.7 billion people in the hands of non-state actors and terrorists... For them to decide, at a whim, that (when these) two nuclear-armed powers will go to war," he said. Referring to India, the PPP leader said "linking any terrorist attack in the region to the threat of war with Pakistan" is "untenable". "You can't have no dispute resolution mechanisms between two nuclear-armed countries," he said. He proposed the establishment of a mutually agreed platform where both sides could raise complaints, investigate terrorist incidents jointly, and work together to ensure accountability. Reiterating Pakistan's stance on India's move to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), Bhutto-Zardari said it is an attempt to "weaponise water". Following the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people, New Delhi, among other punitive actions, announced the suspension of the 1960 IWT accord, which governs water sharing between India and Pakistan. "The mere threat to cut off the water supply of 200 million people is a violation of the UN Charter. Acting on this threat will be seen as an act of war by Pakistan," Bhutto-Zardari said. Earlier, the Pakistani delegation met with UN Secretary-General Ant-onio Guterres and the President of the UN Security Council, Amba-ssador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett of Guyana, in New York, the Dawn reported.
