Bilawal Bhutto revived Pakistan’s diplomatic status globally: Umar Rehman Malik

Abdullah Jan

Islamabad: Prominent financial expert Umar Rehman Malik said this week that Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had revived Pakistan’s diplomatic status around the world.

“Bilawal Bhutto Zardari ended our near diplomatic isolation through tireless efforts and vision in office as Foreign Minister. Appreciate his one year of excellent service for the country in these difficult times,” he tweeted.

Umar Rehman Malik mentioned that through a consistent high-level engagement with international community, the government pursued a prudent foreign policy to revive friendly foreign relations while effectively contesting Pakistan’s case on multiple fronts – from Kashmir and climate change to the Muslim world issues.

He said the credit to the present government’s prudent foreign policy was the establishment of Loss and Damage Fund agreed at the COP27 summit to support the developing world for the losses cause by the climate change-induced calamities.

Earlier, the removal of Pakistan from the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force also manifested the government’s forceful advocacy of Pakistan’s measures to combat terror financing and simultaneous successful implementation of two action plans, he added.

He maintained that Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari repeatedly interacted with the leadership from friendly countries including United States, China, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and others to strengthen the relations by enhancing the scope of bilateral and regional cooperation.