On the insistence of the PTI chief, the FM ruled out holding early elections.
According to Bilawal, the government is searching for solutions to the country’s internal concerns.
As the government sought answers for internal issues, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari stated on Sunday that he did not see the necessity for early elections in the nation, as demanded by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan.
The foreign minister claimed in an interview with Al-Jazeera that the current administration inherited “a divided country and a wrecked economy” from its predecessor, adding that holding early elections would further the objectives of the outgoing administration.
“The entire country must unify in order to overcome the issues brought on by the previous government, since no single political party or individual can address the crisis alone,” he stated. The government is seeking international agreement as well as solutions to domestic issues.
Bilawal, who is also the Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), dismissed claims that Imran Khan’s departure was the result of a foreign conspiracy, saying that political leaders should tell the truth to their constituents rather than concocting such conspiracies. “A prime minister was deposed legally through a vote of confidence and not by coup or court decision for the first time.”
PTI “ready” to speak with the federal government on the upcoming elections
When asked about the early polls, Bilawal responded that they will advance Imran Khan’s goal rather than advancing democracy. He emphasised the significance of finishing the five-year term of the assemblies unless there was an urgent situation, which was not the case just now.
Foreign Minister Bilawal responded to a different issue by stating that Kashmir was an unfinished business of the Partition and that, as a result of Narendra Modi’s election, there was less room for Muslims in India as well as Kashmiris.
He claimed that although the people of Pakistan and India desired to coexist in peace, doing so required them to uphold international law and treaties pertaining to the fight against terrorism and extremism.
Regarding Afghanistan, the foreign minister stated that Pakistan was cooperating with the strife-torn nation for the benefit of both itself and its neighbours.
He did, however, claim that the TTP has previously participated in ongoing terrorist acts. In order to combat the threat posed by the terrorist organisations, he declared that Pakistan will collaborate with the Afghan government.
