ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has tasked PPP Chairman and former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari to present the country’s “case for peace” on the world forums in the aftermath of the recent military escalation with the nuclear-armed neighbour.
The military confrontation between the two nations came as tensions over April’s Pahalgam attack in occupied Kashmir continued to build up.
On the night of May 6-7, India launched a series of air strikes in Pakistan’s Punjab and Azad Kashmir, resulting in civilian casualties.
Pakistan’s response
Islamabad, however, responded by downing five Indian jets.
America intervened on May 10 when tensions between India and Pakistan peaked after Pakistan and India, in a tit-for-tat action, struck each other’s airbases.
Both sides finally dropped their guns as a ceasefire was reached.
India has since continued its aggressive posturing even after Pakistan warned against any further military aggression while offering talks.
Under the current situation, Bilawal posted on X that he was contacted earlier on Saturday by the prime minister who requested that the former top diplomat “lead a delegation to present Pakistan’s case for peace on the international stage”.
The PPP Chairman said he was honoured to accept the responsibility and remained committed to serving the country in “these challenging times”.
He said the delegation would also “inform the international community about Indian aggression and its false propaganda”.
The government has yet to share more details on who else would be part of the delegation and which specific countries would be approached.
In a similar development, the Indian government announced that seven all-party delegations would visit key partner countries, including members of the UN Security Council, later this month to present the country’s stance on terrorism and “project India’s national consensus”.
“Members of parliament from different parties, prominent political personalities and distinguished diplomats will be part of each delegation,” said a press release from India’s Press Information Bureau.
