Bilawal Bhutto HAS proven himself as global leader: Umar Rehman Malik
Abdullah Jan
Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Umar Rehman Malik said this week that PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had proven himself as a global leader.
“Amidst an increasingly polarized global order, Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s continued diplomatic engagements from Washington to key multilateral platforms underscore Pakistan’s commitment to responsible internationalism & peace,” he posted on X.
The PPP leader said a t a time when “India escalates its disinformation campaigns, suppresses Kashmiri voices, and weaponizes water as a tool of coercion, such measured yet firm diplomacy is vital.”
Umar Rehman Malik said Pakistan was steadily re-emerging as a pivotal voice for justice, stability, and principled global engagement.
Earlier, head of the Pakistan parliamentary delegation Bilawal Bhutto Zardari called on the international community to engage with India and emphasise that military confrontation was not a solution to the Kashmir dispute or terrorism, stressing that dialogue was the only way forward.
Speaking to the European think tanks and international media representatives in Brussels, Bilawal warned that India’s aggressive posture, including threats to revoke the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), could escalate tensions to dangerous levels.
“We are here to present Pakistan’s stance on recent tensions with India and expose New Delhi’s anti-Pakistan agenda,” he said.
He emphasised that the Jammu and Kashmir dispute must be resolved in line with United Nations Security Council resolutions.
Bilawal Bhutto criticised India’s “new abnormal” policy of blaming Pakistan for any terrorist attack in India or Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir without evidence, leading to immediate threats of war.
He recalled that Pakistan had proposed an impartial international investigation into the recent Pahalgam incident, but India rejected the offer. He condemned India’s suspension of the Indus Water Treaty, calling it a violation of international law and a “war crime” that threatens water access for 240 million Pakistanis. “If India weaponises water, we may have no choice but to retaliate, risking a full-blown water war,” he warned.
On the Pahalgam attack, Bilawal stated that India had failed to provide evidence linking Pakistan to the incident. “To this day, India hasn’t revealed the identities of the attackers or how they crossed the heavily militarised border,” he said.
