Pakistan-India intelligence collaboration can scale back terrorism: Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, chairman of the political social gathering Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). File
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Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) chairman and former Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has stated that “cooperation between Pakistan and India’s intelligence agencies could significantly reduce terrorism in South Asia.”

The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman, who’s presently main a high-powered delegation to the U.S. as a part of a world diplomatic push to hunt assist following its current battle with India, was talking at a press convention on the U.N. Headquarters on Tuesday (June 3, 2025), the Dawn newspaper reported.

“I am completely confident that if ISI and RAW were ready to sit down and work together to fight these forces, we would see a significant decrease in terrorism in both India and Pakistan,” Mr. Bhutto-Zardari was quoted as saying by the newspaper on Wednesday (June 4, 2025).

He additionally urged the worldwide neighborhood to stay engaged in South Asia, warning that the danger of battle between nuclear-armed neighbours had grown, not diminished, after the current ceasefire.

“With the intervention of the international community — and I would like to mention particularly the role played by the U.S. President Donald Trump and his team led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio — we did manage to achieve a ceasefire between India and Pakistan. This is a welcome first step, but it’s only a first step,” Mr. Bhutto-Zardari stated.

Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, with India finishing up precision strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir within the early hours of May 7.

Pakistan attempted to attack Indian military bases on May 8, 9, and 10. The Indian aspect responded strongly to the Pakistani actions.

The on-ground hostilities ended with an understanding of stopping the navy actions following talks between the administrators normal of navy operations of each side on May 10.

Mr. Trump claims that the US has stopped India and Pakistan from combating.

However, India has been persistently sustaining that the understanding on cessation of hostilities with Pakistan was reached following direct talks between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of the 2 militaries.

Mr. Bhutto-Zardari emphasised that diplomacy and dialogue have been the one “viable path to peace,” and reiterated Pakistan’s willingness to have interaction in a broad dialogue with India — together with cooperation on counterterrorism.

“Pakistan would still like to cooperate with India to combat terrorism. We can’t leave the fate of 1.5 billion, 1.7 billion people in the hands of non-state actors and terrorists… For them to decide, at a whim, that (when these) two nuclear-armed powers will go to war,” he stated.

Referring to India, the PPP chief stated “linking any terrorist assault within the area to the specter of battle with Pakistan” is “untenable”. “You can’t have no dispute resolution mechanisms between two nuclear-armed countries,” he stated.

He proposed the institution of a mutually agreed platform the place each side might increase complaints, examine terrorist incidents collectively, and work collectively to make sure accountability.

Reiterating Pakistan’s stance on India’s transfer to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), Mr. Bhutto-Zardari stated, “it is an attempt to weaponise water.”

Following the Pahalgam terror assault that killed 26 individuals, New Delhi, amongst different punitive actions, introduced the suspension of the 1960 IWT accord, which governs water sharing between India and Pakistan.

“The mere threat to cut off the water supply of 200 million people is a violation of the U.N. Charter. Acting on this threat will be seen as an act of war by Pakistan,” Mr. Bhutto-Zardari stated.

Earlier, the Pakistani delegation met with the U.N. Secretary-General Ant­onio Guterres and the President of the U.N. Security Council, Amba­ssador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett of Guyana, in New York, the Dawn reported.