Bilawal says Pakistan will not compromise on its territorial integrity

KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that Pakistan had “inflicted a humiliating defeat” on India in the May 2025 conflict.

Addressing an event marking “Ma’arka-e-Haq” in Karachi, he said that Pakistan would not compromise on its sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Bilawal praised the armed forces and diplomats for their role during the week-long standoff with India.

“We showed the world that Pakistan is a strong country,” he said, calling the “Ma’arka-e-Haq”  a “golden chapter” in Pakistan’s history.

He said that the nation demonstrated “unity, spirit and resolve,” while diplomats “effectively countered the enemy on the diplomatic front.”

“Our diplomats strongly represented Pakistan on the global stage,” Bilawal said, adding that the world had been told that “the Pakistani nation does not bow.”

He reaffirmed that Pakistan would not compromise on its territorial integrity, saying the country had shown resilience through all trials and continued to move towards stability.

The PPP chairperson also paid tribute to the armed forces, praising their “bravery and discipline.”

Speaking on the occasion, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said that the entire nation had stood united when “the enemy cast an evil eye” on Pakistan.

He said that India carried out a “false flag operation” and blamed Pakistan without evidence, saying Islamabad had offered an investigation and requested proof, which was not provided.

“When India failed to present evidence, it started a war in May,” he said.

He claimed Pakistan had shot down Indian aircraft, including Rafale jets, while accusing India of targeting villages with drones.

Shah said that Pakistan responded at dawn after Indian provocation. He also criticised Indian media for propaganda claims of capturing Karachi port.

The chief minister also that former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto had initiated steps toward nuclear capability in the early 1970s, while former prime minister Benazir Bhutto advanced the missile programme.

He said it was once unthinkable that conflict in the Gulf could be mediated into a ceasefire, adding that bringing together US and Iranian leadership at the negotiating table in Islamabad was “no less than a victory.”