KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party Chairman and head of Pakistan’s diplomatic mission, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Friday that India tried to isolate Pakistan diplomatically but failed, while Pakistan succeeded and its narrative triumphed in the international media.
Bilawal Bhutto was warmly welcomed upon his return to Karachi after completing his diplomatic mission abroad. Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, other leaders and a large number of party workers were present to receive him.
Addressing the gathering, Bilawal said that under the instructions of the prime minister and the president, Pakistan’s delegation visited four or five countries, where they conveyed Pakistan’s message of peace, highlighted the Kashmir issue, and raised awareness about the Indus water dispute, as well as Pakistan’s stance on terrorism. “I took your message to the United Nations, the US, London and Brussels,” he added.
He said, “We have shown during the war that although India is seven times larger, our armed forces inflicted a humiliating defeat on them — a feat we are all proud of.” Bhutto reiterated that while India had attempted to defeat Pakistan diplomatically, Pakistan emerged victorious.
“Pakistan fought a tireless diplomatic battle and succeeded. Pakistan stood on the side of truth, while India relied on lies. Our narrative won in the international media and India’s narrative failed,” he declared.
He emphasized that Kashmir is a very important issue for Pakistan and that this was the very issue on which the PPP was founded. Referring to past military conflicts, Bilawal said that on the first night when Indian jets took off and targeted innocent civilians in Kashmir, Pakistan’s forces shot down six of their fighter jets — a fact that India eventually acknowledged after a month.
“India now has to accept that Kashmir is not its internal matter but an international issue,” he stressed, noting that even US President Donald Trump had expressed willingness to mediate between Pakistan and India. “This is a historic victory,” Bilawal said.
He also condemned Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s threats to stop water flow in the Indus River. “Never before in Pakistan’s history has there been such a threat to the Indus as the one Modi is making today. But we will not allow that to happen. Whether in Pakistan or at the international level, the PPP will take the lead,” he asserted.
Bilawal warned that if India casts an evil eye on the Indus, Pakistan will fight another war and defeat India again. “We will make India honour the Indus Water Treaty, under which three rivers belong to Pakistan and three to India,” he said. “India has two options — either comply with international law and the Indus Waters Treaty or face another war where Pakistan will take control of all six rivers.”
He questioned those political forces inside Pakistan that fuel hatred, division, and the politics of isolation: “Where are these so-called political orphans today? Why are they silent as India threatens our rivers? What happened to their sit-ins and protests?” Bilawal alleged that such groups had long been funded by India and received support to spread slogans of separatism in Balochistan and Sindh.
“But they must remember that the PPP is here. Our slogan is ‘Pakistan Khappay’ — Pakistan must live,” he said. “When India is attacking the Indus and they remain quiet, the people of Sindh will never forgive these political orphans,” Bilawal concluded.