——- Acknowledges the existing challenges but expresses confidence in overcoming them
——- Stresses need for political stability
——- Calls for national unity to tackle terrorism
MUNICH: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman and former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has reaffirmed that no one will be allowed to challenge the state.
Speaking informally to media representatives during the Munich Security Conference, Bilawal acknowledged the existing challenges but expressed confidence in overcoming them, citing Pakistan’s past success in countering terrorism.
“We have faced challenges before, and we have successfully tackled terrorism in the past. We will not allow anyone to challenge the authority of the state,” he asserted.
Bilawal also emphasised the need for technological advancement and digital transformation, express-ing concern that Pakistan is not adequately preparing its youth for the IT and digital era.
“Like every Pakistani, I want the best for my country. However, we are not ready for the digital age, nor are we equipping our children and youth for this transformation,” he added.
Earlier, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has called for getting rid of the politics of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, saying that the any democratic conduct cannot be expected from the former prime minister.
“There is no hope for democratic conduct from the founder of PTI. Pakistan must be cleansed of PTI founder’s politics,” Bilawal said while speaking to the media in Munich, Germany.
The young politician stressed that the PTI founder was responsible for the growing disillusionment of the country’s youth with politics.
“Generations have passed in establishing consensus, norms and democracy, but Khan Sahab has de-stroyed everything for his own personal gain,” he said.
Bilawal emphasised that the country is facing multiple challenges that need to be addressed with a col-lective approach. “We must decide how to run the country,” he remarked. In a reply to a question, he noted that the PPP has always said that all the institutions should work within their constitutional ambit. He added that politicians should also work within their limits.
Bilawal stressed that Pakistan must move beyond the politics of Khan to progress. He said the country needed to examine the presumption that the country’s progress is linked to whether or not the PTI supremo was in jail.
As Pakistan grapples with pressing economic and security challenges, Bilawal called for unity and a re-newed focus on political and economic stability. He reiterated the need for consensus to effectively tackle terrorism.
“To achieve our goals, we must focus on political, economic stability, and other issues,” he said.
The former foreign minister pointed out that terrorism incidents in Pakistan had surged following the change in government in Kabul, highlighting the need of building national consensus to tackle the threat.
Referring to Pakistan’s absence from a Artificial Intelligence (AI) conference in France, Bilawal ex-pressed concern over the country’s lack of preparedness for the digital era. He warned that Pakistan was not adequately equipping its youth for the digital age. –Agencies
