Former foreign minister and Chairman of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari cautioned on Saturday that the chill between Pakistan and India will keep growing unless there is a dialogue between the two nuclear-capable neighbours.
“The world is not as secure as it was prior to the conflict with India, who always flee from negotiations [with Pakistan],” said Bilawal at a press conference in Brussels.
The ex-foreign minister’s statement comes at a time when he is heading an important Pakistani Parliamentary delegation that is now in the European Union‘s capital, Brussels.
Bilawal had made successful trips to Washington, New York and London in the past as part of Islamabad’s diplomatic campaign to counter the Indian propaganda unleashed after the recent India-Pakistan war.
The visits aim to articulate Pakistan‘s stance on the recent India-Pakistan tensions and emphasize why the resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute must come in line with the United Nations Security Council resolutions and the aspirations of the Kashmiri people, according to a news release.
Building on the Pakistan-India conflict, Bilawal again emphasized the importance of the dialogue between Islamabad and New Delhi for the peaceful settlement of current issues between the two nations.
“Pakistan desires peace [.] War is not a solution for any issue,” he said, supplementing that even with both countries having nuclear capacity, tensions between the two have grown exponentially.
Referring to India’s move to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty (IWS), the politician regretted that New Delhi was militarizing water.
“A ceasefire agreement was signed with India, but peace has not been established,” he added while referring to India’s move to cut off Pakistan’s water as a planned provocation.
“Pakistan will always speak of permanent peace [.] We cannot have a third world war,” he emphasized.
