- Bilawal meets Senators Chris Van Hollen and Jim Banks.
- Also engages congregation Sydney Kamlager-Dove.
- Members of Congress repeated US support to Pakistanis.
As part of Pakistan’s ongoing diplomatic outreach initiative in the wake of recent armed confrontation with India, a high -level diplomatic delegation has met various US legislators to present Pakistan’s attitude and highlight New Delhi’s provocations and aggression against Islamabad.
Former Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, who is leading a high-level parliamentary delegation at nine members in several countries, has held a number of significant meetings with members of the US Congress at Capitol Hill, Radio Pakistan reported.
Members of the parliamentary delegation include Hina Rabbani Khar, Sherry Rehman, Dr. Musadik Malik, Khurram Dastgir Khan, Jalil Abbas Jilani, Tehmina Janjua, Bushra Anjum Butt and Syed Faisal Subzwari.
The diplomatic initiatives from both Pakistan and India come after the two nuclear armed neighbors, Bunyan-Um-Maroos.
Pakistan lowered six IAF fighters, including three rafale, and dozens of drones. After at least 87 hours, the war between the two nuclear armed nations ended on May 10 with a ceasefire agreement broken by the United States.
In his latest diplomatic interaction in the United States, Bilawal met with US Senator Chris Van Hollen, highlighting “Pakistan’s deep concerns about India’s increasingly belligerent attitude and its rejection of engaging, whether through dialogue, joint investigation or third party’s relief”.
Furthermore, the politician, according to a statement in his X account, that India’s unilateral suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) is a serious violation of international obligations threatening the livelihood of 240 million Pakistanis.
He also paid tribute to the American commitment to regional peace and greeted its role in promoting de-shell and confirming Pakistan’s sustained belief that lasting peace in South Asia is possible through inclusive dialogue that addresses all excellent disputes, with Jammu and Kashmir in the core.
Meanwhile, during his meeting with the congregation woman Sydney Kamlager-Dove, a member of the house’s subcommittee in South and Central Asia, Bilawal held an honest discussion of peace and stability in our region. Shared Pakistan’s concerns about the “new abnormal” imposed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, where any incident of nameless actors triggers unprovoked aggression that risk war between two nuclear -armed neighbors.
He also raised India’s unilateral suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, a dangerous precedent and weapon that the world must not allow. India cannot be a net security provider while destabilizing its own neighborhood.
In addition, former FM also met Senator Jim Banks and famous US President Donald Trump’s role in facilitating the ceasefire understanding of a path to wider, sustained peace and dialogue.
Raising concerns about India’s recent provocations, the in -depth humanitarian crisis in IIOJK and the alarming precedent set by the unilateral suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, he emphasized that there was no military solution to the challenges that can only be addressed through diplomacy and dialogue.
Meanwhile, during their interaction with the Pakistani delegation, the members of Congress urged both the countries to demonstrate restraint and prioritize regional peace and stability and repeated the US support to the people of Pakistan and its commitment to helping the country’s economic development.
