KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman and Former Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that India, after suffering a humiliating defeat on the battlefield, has also failed in its diplomatic campaign against Pakistan, while Islamabad’s narrative has prevailed on the international stage.
Bilawal Bhutto made the remarks upon his return to Karachi following a successful diplomatic tour, during which he was warmly welcomed by party workers and supporters.
He said the Pakistani delegation effectively conveyed the country’s message on peace, Kashmir, the Indus Waters Treaty, and counter-terrorism during its visits to New York, Washington D.C., London, and Brussels. The purpose of the visit, he noted, was to garner international support—particularly from the European Union—to prevent further escalation between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.
Bilawal underscored that despite India being seven times larger, Pakistan’s armed forces dealt a humiliating blow to the Indian military, a development he said had filled the nation with pride.
Reaffirming that Kashmir remains Pakistan’s most vital and longstanding issue since partition, he stressed that Pakistan raised the Kashmir issue at every international forum. “Prior to the war, India claimed that Kashmir was a bilateral matter. Today, that claim stands exposed. Kashmir is no longer an internal issue—it is now a globally recognized dispute,” he said.
He further referenced recent remarks by US President Donald Trump, who stated that the United States was ready to facilitate dialogue between Pakistan and India to resolve the Kashmir issue. Bilawal termed this a ‘historic success’ for Pakistan’s foreign policy.
Addressing concerns over water security, the PPP chairman condemned Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s threat to block the flow of the River Indus, calling it an unprecedented and hostile act. He warned that any such move would have serious consequences.
“You have two choices: either adhere to international law and the Indus Waters Treaty or prepare for another war. If it comes to that, all six rivers will be ours,” Bilawal warned.
