Pak-India young generation can write their own destiny, can’t live in past conflicts: Bilawal 

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has said that new generation of Pakistan and India can write their own destiny by can jointly strive to tackle climate change, promotion of peace, equality and tackling the menace of terrorism. 

Talking to renowned Indian journalist Karan Thapar, the former foreign minister said, “We (Indian and Pakistani) will be the generation that will choose a different path from the war fanatics. 

Bilawal said, “the future of the region will not be decided by the conflicts of the past and we will face challenges like terrorism, climate change and inequality together”. 

He said the young generation of both countries will make decisions for the future through peaceful coexistence, cooperation and prosperity. 

Talking about Pahalgam attack, Bilawal said that the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has failed to furnish evidence of Pakistan's involvement in Pahalgam attack. 

The former foreign minister said, "Our [Pakistan] hands were clean that is why we offered a transparent probe into the Pahalgam attack. Why don't the names of the terrorists surface if they were Pakistanis?" 

" The roots of the terrorism in the subcontinent trace back to Afghanistan's past," said Bhutto-Zardari. 

He said Pakistan had not allowed any one of the groups to attack India. Pakistan is battling the world’s biggest war against terrorism. About 92,000 Pakistanis embraced martyrdom in the war against terrorism. 

He added, "Over 1,000 Pakistanis lost their lives only in a previous year. We [Pakistan] ourselves have been affected by terrorism; that is why we can feel the pain of the Pahalgam attack." 

PPP chairman said, “The international community has acknowledged the measures taken by Pakistan in ending the menace of terrorism.” Recalling the 2007 Samjhauta Express incident, Bhutto-Zardari said, "I would like you to revisit what happened in 2007 and the 40 Pakistanis killed on Indian soil." 

"India not only failed to bring the culprits of the incident to justice. But the confessing statements made by the accused had also been tampered with," he said.

Later taking to X (formerly Twitter), Bhutto-Zardari said: "My interview with Karan Thapar should be out later today. We are not afraid of putting our case to the Indian public via Indian media. I chose to give an interview to Indian media, not because I expected a fair platform, but because I believe in the people of India, especially the youth."

"The case for peace in our region is not just a Pakistani cause, it is a shared mission for both our peoples. I believe the new generation of Indians and Pakistanis can chart a new destiny. We will be the generation that breaks the shackles of history, that defies the war-mongers, the cynics, and the peddlers of hate," he said.

Bilawal said, "Together, we will face the real challenges of our time together, from terrorism to climate change to inequality. This is my promise to the young people of both India and Pakistan: our future will be defined not by the conflicts of the past, but by a new destiny defined by peaceful co-existence, cooperation and prosperity."