Pakistan’s newly appointed foreign minister on Wednesday rubbished the former prime minister’s claims Imran Khan that the United States had plotted its downfall. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said Reuters that Khan’s expulsion last month was indeed a milestone for Pakistani democracy.
“Pakistan has a history of prime ministers who have been removed in various ways, undemocratic, unconstitutional,” Bhutto Zardari said in an interview. World Economic forum at the Swiss alpine resort of Davos.
“We have a prime minister who was deposed and hanged!” Bhutto Zardari made reference to his grandfather Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who is part of a family history that has been repeatedly marked by violence and high office.
Bhutto Zardari was 19 years old at Oxford University when his mother Benazir Bhutto was assassinated. His father Asif Ali Zardari was also the President of Pakistan.
At just 33 years old, he hopes to appeal to his country’s young population and step into the shoes of a political dynasty. As the leader of his mother’s Pakistan People’s Party, he said he would run in the next election and try to form a government.
For the time being, he says he is focusing on Pakistan’s foreign policy challenges around the world.
Davos is dominated by fears of trading blocs and silent countries, Bhutto Zardari said, adding that multilateral cooperation with neighboring countries and the West is the way forward for Pakistan.
This has left his government open to attacks from Khan and his supporters. Khan accused Washington of conspiring with his political opposition to remove him because of his independent foreign policy, which included a trip to Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Washington denied Khan’s allegation, which has also been rejected by Pakistan’s powerful military.
“He is doing whatever he can to adopt extreme extremist positions, stir up anti-American sentiment, and draw parallels to the Taliban struggle. Afghanistan To undermine this space for this democratic change,” Bhutto Zardari said.
‘brilliant Legacy’
Bhutto Zardari has already met US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and arrived in Davos afresh from a visit to China.
He said that he envisages the role of Pakistan in bridging the gap between the two countries. His grandfather Zulfikar Ali also served as the foreign minister.
“The beginning of diplomatic relations between China and the United States has a history that links my party and my country,” he said. Reuters,
“My grandfather played a role in facilitating early communication between the two countries during the time of Henry Kissinger and Nixon.”
“I am fortunate and fortunate to have such a wonderful legacy, to see such grand historical figures in my own family, and who still guide and drive me in a way that reflects their mission, their ideology, their Manifesto is my car, force,” he said.
Bhutto Zardari was 19 when he became the leader of the Pakistan People’s Party. Now, he hopes to recapture both his family history and the optimism of his youth.
“We were promised a very different world,” he said.
“I was born in 1988, so the fall of the Berlin Wall and at a time when we were going to see the end of history and international institutions like the United Nations coming together. And unfortunately, we were really cut short Is. “
In a country where 64% of the population is under 30, a 2018 United Nations estimate says they believe it is “about time” someone their age should be represented in government. it was done.
“We grew up in a world ravaged by the climate crisis, in a way that the generation before us cannot understand and appreciate. We will pay off the loans they take, and that is our progress. But there will be an obligation.”
Benazir’s killer was never caught, and a UN investigation found that Pakistani officials failed to protect him or properly investigate his death.
Bhutto Zardari said that despite growing up in the public eye, he does not fear for his safety.
“Fear is something I think one can’t really take for granted, especially if they are into politics,” he said. Reuters,
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