• The former foreign minister says that the threshold for war in southern Asia ‘lower has been’; Its evaluation highlights the diment of high fire
• Calls us to help take New Delhi to negotiate table after Trump recognizes the presence of ‘strong leadership’ in Islamabad
Washington: Warning that the high the current fire between India and Pakistan was quite dim, the former Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, has said that the world is now a less certain place than before the crisis in the subcontinent.
The statement comes a day after the president of the United States, Donald Trump, recognized the presence of “very strong leadership” in Islamabad as one of the factors contributed to a recent decalciation of tensions with India.
In meetings with legislators and groups of American experts, the head of PPP, who currently directs a Pakistani high -power delegation to the United States, said that the high fire was “a welcome beginning”, but warned that “Asia del Sur, India and Pakistan, and by extension, the rest of the world, they are less safe today than when we start this crisis.”
In contrast to the efforts of the National Security Caucus of India, the Pakistani delegation currently in Washington made a diplomatic effort focused but quieter in Capitol Hill this week.
The meetings of the delegation with US legislators, members of the Chamber Foreign Affairs Committee and key senators, underlined Pakistan’s effort to maintain a credible narrative in the midst of a inclination towards New Delhi in the policy circles of the United States.
Mr. Bhutto-Zardari held sincere and constructive meetings with the American congressman Brian Mast, president of the Chamber’s Foreign Affairs Committee; Congressman Gregory Meeks, a classification member; Congressman Bill Huizenga, president of the subcommittee in Asia Sur and Central; and senior legislator Brad Sherman.
Central to the message of the delegation was the unilateral suspension of the India Indian Water Treaty, described by Mr. Bhutto-Zardari as “a dangerous precedent and a violation of international law.”
The potential weapon of water resources add a new and alarming dimension to the already fragile peace frame between the two neighbors with nuclear weapons, he said.
“The threshold of the total war between India and Pakistan is the lowest that has been in our history,” he said, adding: “As is today, if there is a terrorist attack anywhere in India, tests or not evidence, it means war.”
This reality underlines the urgency of a sustained diplomatic participation to prevent calculation errors that could lead to large -scale conflicts.
He urged the United States to take advantage of its influence, stating: “United States, if you put your power behind peace, you can speak with India and explain how it is according to all our interests to solve our problems, including the central theme of the Jammu and Kashmir occupied by the Indians.”
This is also aligned with President Trump’s messages. In statements to journalists after an interaction with German leader Freidrich Merz in the Oval office a day before, Trump had categorically claimed credit for talking about India and Pakistan from the edge to threaten to retire from commercial conversations, which according to both countries were currently involved with the United States.
“They don’t give me credit for anything, but no one else could have stopped it,” he said, referring to the recent escalation in the subcontinent.
Pakistan’s house reception
The Pakistani delegation also committed to a bipartisan group of US legislators at a dinner reception organized by Ambassador Rizwan Saeed Sheikh in Pakistan House.
The event saw the assistance of the members of the Congress, including representatives Jack Bergman, Tom Suozzi, Ryan Zinke, Maxine Waters, Al Green, Jonathan Jackson, Hank Johnson, Stacey Plaskett, Henry Cuellar, Mike Turner, Riley Moore, George Latimer and Cleo Campos, among others.
Going to them, Mr. Bhutto Zardari presented a convincing case for regional peace and stability, characterizing the visit of the delegation as a “mission for peace.”
“Our prime minister, Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, gave this delegation a mission, and the mission is peace: participate in dialogue and diplomacy with India to solve our problems,” said Bhutto-Zardari.
Appreciating the crucial role played by the United States to facilitate fire between the two nations with nuclear weapons, the former Foreign Minister urged US legislators to continue their efforts to maintain peace and stability in southern Asia.
“We are here to appeal to you, asking the United States to help us in this search for peace. The United States, if you put your power behind peace, you can speak with India and explain how our interest is to solve our problems, including the central theme of Jammu and Kashmir (Iiojk) of the Indians.
“As urgently as we needed the help of the United States government to achieve the stop fire, we need your help today to help involve India and prevent policies that lead to regional and global insecurity,” he said.
The members of the United States Congress secured their full support for regional peace and stability in southern Asia, praising the delegation for their comprehensive information about the in progress.
Posted in Dawn, June 7, 2025
