Pakistan-India intelligence collaboration can reduce terrorism: Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari
The Hindu
Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari advocates for Pakistan-India intelligence cooperation to combat terrorism, urges global engagement in South Asia.
Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) chairman and former Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has said that “cooperation between Pakistan and India’s intelligence agencies could significantly reduce terrorism in South Asia.”
The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman, who is currently leading a high-powered delegation to the U.S. as part of a global diplomatic push to seek support following its recent conflict with India, was speaking at a press conference at 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 also urged the global community to remain engaged in South Asia, warning that the risk of conflict between nuclear-armed neighbours had grown, not diminished, after the recent 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 said.
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