The former Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari warned on Monday that the threshold of war between neighbors with nuclear weapons, India and Pakistan, “had never been lower” after the military confrontation last month.
In an interview with Sky News in London, he expressed concern that the tensions between the two rivals remain dangerously high, despite a high American negotiation fire announced by President Donald Trump on May 10.
“At this time, the threshold of the conflict between India and Pakistan is the lowest than ever in our history,” he said. “We have achieved the ceasefire, but we have not achieved peace as it is today.”
The confrontation was caused by a mortal terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir of illegal Indian busy who killed 26 tourists. India blamed the assault on Pakistan -based groups, a claim that Islamabad denied strongly, asking for an impartial international investigation.
For four days, the two parts exchanged missile attacks, attacks with unmanned airplanes and dedicated themselves to air combat, which increases the fears of a large -scale war under a nuclear cantilever. The crisis finally caused an international intervention aimed at decallation.
Bilawal warned that another attack, regardless of the test, could immediately trigger the war. “If there is a terrorist attack anywhere in India or Iiojk, proof or no proof, that means war,” he said. “That is not a sustainable situation.” He reiterated the call of Pakistan for dialogue and diplomacy to address all pending problems, including terrorism, puppy and water disputes.
He also criticized India’s position on the Water Treaty (IWT), saying that delayed water launches by New Delhi could damage Pakistan agriculture. Any attempt to build a new infrastructure in crazy rivers in Pakistan would be seen as aggression. “Even the one -week delay in the water supply can destroy crops,” he said. “That would be war.”
Disienting the Indian accusations of Pakistani complicity in the Kashmir attack, Bilawal said there were no credible evidence. “They went to war with nuclear energy and cannot still name a single terrorist involved,” he said. He defended the anti -terrorism record of Pakistan, highlighting the elimination of the country from the Fatf Gray list under his mandate as a progress proof.
Bilawal is currently leading a diplomatic mission in several world capitals to present Pakistan’s position after the conflict. The delegation has held meetings with representatives of the United Nations, American Member States and officials, and continues with commitments in London.
