Social media platform X had previously suspended Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari’s account after his earlier statement
Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, the chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party, expressed on Tuesday that Pakistan is willing to pursue peace with India, reversing his earlier statements that hinted at violence over the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty.
He said, “If India wishes to walk the path of peace, let them come with open hands and not clenched fists. Let them come with facts and not fabrication. Let us sit as neighbours and speak the truth.”
“If they do not … then let them remember that the people of Pakistan are not made to kneel. The people of Pakistan have a resolve to fight, not because we love conflict, but because we love freedom,” Zardari added.
This shift towards dialogue follows Zardari’s remarks on April 25, where he emphasized that Pakistanis would unite in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s perceived ‘aggression’ regarding the Indus River.
The backdrop of these comments is the rising tensions between the two nations, exacerbated by a terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 22, which resulted in the deaths of 26 civilians, primarily tourists, and left many others injured.
In response to the attack, India announced on April 23 a series of punitive actions against Pakistan, including the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, the closure of the sole operational land border crossing at Attari, and a downgrade in diplomatic relations due to the cross-border connections to the incident.
Additionally, social media platform X had previously suspended Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari’s account after he threatened that blood would flow in the Indus River if India obstructed the water supply.
He had said, “I would like to stand here in Sukkur by the Indus and tell India that the Indus is ours and the Indus will remain ours, whether water flows in this Indus or their blood.”
Due to legal requests, Imran Khan, a Former Prime Minister of Pakistan also saw his account’s suspension.
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