India ROFL over Bilawal’s ‘Kashmir is ours’ comment
Scion of the Bhutto family sets of ripples of mirth with his ‘I will take back all of Kashmir’ promise
New Delhi Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the Gen-Next politician of Pakistan, has said that his Pakistan People's Party (PPP) would get back entire Kashmir from India. Bilawal, in his 20s, was addressing the party workers in Multan region in Punjab on Friday.
“I will take back Kashmir, all of it, and I will not leave behind a single inch because, like the other provinces, it belongs to Pakistan,” said the scion of the Bhutto family.
His mother, the late Benazir Bhutto, was twice elected as prime minister while his maternal grandfather Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, who founded the PPP in 1967, also served as prime minister in 1970s. Bilawal's father Asif Ali Zardari was Pakistan's president from 2008 to 2013.
While the official Indian reaction was that Bilawal’s comments were “far from reality”, the public turned him into a twitter sensation, with posts such as @suhelseth: “Has Bilawal Bhutto finally come out of the closet? Dolt. He wants Kashmir? He can barely order breakfast, the twat!"
Spokesperson in the External Affairs Ministry, Syed Akbaruddin, said the integrity and unity of the country was non-negotiable. “We are in the process of looking forward and that does not mean that our borders will be changed,” Akbaruddin said.
Meanwhile, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy had a hearty laugh when asked to react on Bilawal’s comment, following which he said, “Young man is totally inexperienced and for family reasons he has been promoted to this position as patron-in-chief of the PPP. But he should learn a lesson that India is capable of finishing the existence of Pakistan if it comes to a war. In 1971, we could have finished off West Pakistan but we decided not to finish the identity of Pakistan.”
Militants killed in gunbattle near LoC Four militants were killed by security forces in a gunbattle near the Line of Control in Tangdhar Sector of Jammu and Kashmir early on Saturday morning, even as the Indian Army has been put on high alert, following intelligence inputs about the presence of a large number of militants waiting to sneak into the Valley by taking advantage of the situation following the recent floods.
The army recovered a huge amount of ammunition, including four AK 47 rifles, from the militants. General Officer Commanding of the Srinagar-based 15 Corps, Lt Gen Subrata Saha said that around 200 heavily armed terrorists are positioned close to the Line of Control, and may make repeated attempts to ente Kashmir. He said the security grid of the army was in place to “neutralise” them.”
“Even though we too suffered damage in the floods, we never allowed the security grid to weaken,” Saha said.
New Delhi Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the Gen-Next politician of Pakistan, has said that his Pakistan People's Party (PPP) would get back entire Kashmir from India. Bilawal, in his 20s, was addressing the party workers in Multan region in Punjab on Friday.
“I will take back Kashmir, all of it, and I will not leave behind a single inch because, like the other provinces, it belongs to Pakistan,” said the scion of the Bhutto family.
When Bilawal made these remarks, he was flanked by former prime ministers Yousaf Raza Gilani and Raja Pervaiz Asharaf. Bilawal, who has announced plans to contest next general elections in 2018, heads the secular Pakistan People's Party which officially wants good ties with India.
His mother, the late Benazir Bhutto, was twice elected as prime minister while his maternal grandfather Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, who founded the PPP in 1967, also served as prime minister in 1970s. Bilawal's father Asif Ali Zardari was Pakistan's president from 2008 to 2013.
While the official Indian reaction was that Bilawal’s comments were “far from reality”, the public turned him into a twitter sensation, with posts such as @suhelseth: “Has Bilawal Bhutto finally come out of the closet? Dolt. He wants Kashmir? He can barely order breakfast, the twat!"
Spokesperson in the External Affairs Ministry, Syed Akbaruddin, said the integrity and unity of the country was non-negotiable. “We are in the process of looking forward and that does not mean that our borders will be changed,” Akbaruddin said.
Meanwhile, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy had a hearty laugh when asked to react on Bilawal’s comment, following which he said, “Young man is totally inexperienced and for family reasons he has been promoted to this position as patron-in-chief of the PPP. But he should learn a lesson that India is capable of finishing the existence of Pakistan if it comes to a war. In 1971, we could have finished off West Pakistan but we decided not to finish the identity of Pakistan.”
Militants killed in gunbattle near LoC Four militants were killed by security forces in a gunbattle near the Line of Control in Tangdhar Sector of Jammu and Kashmir early on Saturday morning, even as the Indian Army has been put on high alert, following intelligence inputs about the presence of a large number of militants waiting to sneak into the Valley by taking advantage of the situation following the recent floods.
The army recovered a huge amount of ammunition, including four AK 47 rifles, from the militants. General Officer Commanding of the Srinagar-based 15 Corps, Lt Gen Subrata Saha said that around 200 heavily armed terrorists are positioned close to the Line of Control, and may make repeated attempts to ente Kashmir. He said the security grid of the army was in place to “neutralise” them.”
“Even though we too suffered damage in the floods, we never allowed the security grid to weaken,” Saha said.
