Islamabad:
Vehemently rejecting the accusations of India that link Islamabad to violence in Jammu and Kashmir of the Indians, the president of the PPP, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, says that Pakistan was a victim, not exporter, of terrorism.
In a burning speech in the National Assembly on Tuesday, Bilawal said that the Pakistan’s foundation was rooted in courage and fighting, not fear. “That no one confuses our restriction by weakness. Pakistan’s armed forces are vigilant, resolved and prepared,” said the Bhutto.
“Our skies are monitored, our sealed borders with value. From Karachi to Khyber and from Lahore to Larkana, our united nation. The sword we handle is only drawn when peace is threatened, but when drawing, it is not lost,” he warned.
He strongly condemned India’s immediate reaction to a recent mortal incident that involved tourists in Iiojk.
“The tourists were killed, blood spilled and it was a tragedy for any measure. However, before the bodies had cold, New Delhi changed their anger towards Islamabad, pointing with the fingers, hardening the borders and the threatening consequences,” he said.
Bilawal firmly denied any Pakistani participation and declared: “Let me clarify this to the people of Pakistan and the world: Pakistan did not have a hand in that crime. We do not export terror; we are victims of terrorism.
He used the occasion to redefine the concept of terrorism. “What is terrorism? Is it simply the act of a upset gun or a bomb in a market? It is the silence of the world when injustice prevails, the boot in the neck of the oppressed, the excavator that sweeps a house in the dark and the turtle that does not last hours, but decades.”
Challenging the narrative of India, questioned its moral position in global discourse. “How can you fight terrorism while practicing the terrorism of the state in Kashmir?
He stressed that military responses alone cannot eradicate terrorism.
“Terrorism cannot be defeated only by tanks, but must be fought with justice. Terrorism cannot be uprooted by bullets; it must be disarmed by hope. Terrorism cannot be eliminated by demonizing nations; it must be defeated by addressing complaints that give their birth.” In the broadest conflict in Kashmir, Bilawal advocated a political resolution rooted in the democratic will of the people.
“Do you want to end violence? Then let people speak. That there is a plebiscite, not persecution. That there are ballots, not excavators. That there is autonomy, not annexation. That is the only way to peace. Without lies, no bullet will not bury the truth. Kashmir is not the territory of India. It is a broken promise, a wound wound, and a people who wait.” “
Rejecting the accusations of India as outdated and without foundation, he said: “The accusations of India are obsessed, rooted in fiction, not a fact. India has become the child who cries a wolf in southern Asia.” He also reaffirmed Pakistan’s record to face terrorism and accused India of hypocrisy.
“The hands of India are stained with blood from Sri Lanka to Canada and beyond. India must abandon terrorism as a tool of its foreign policy.”
