The meeting was attended by Chief Minister Sindh, Syed Murad Ali Shah, Minister for Agriculture Sindh, Sardar Muhammad Bakhsh Mahar, Chief Secretary Sindh, Asif Hyder Shah, and Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Sindh, Agha Wasif.

During the meeting, the Chief Minister briefed the Chairman on three landmark strategic initiatives to be undertaken under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) framework.

The meeting reviewed the Keti Bandar Integrated Corridor, a long-term strategic initiative aimed at developing Keti Bandar into a world-class maritime, logistics, industrial and energy hub. The proposed corridor envisions modern port infrastructure, logistics facilities, industrial development, energy infrastructure, fisheries, tourism and associated economic activities that will strengthen Sindh’s maritime economy, promote exports, generate employment and attract significant domestic and foreign investment.

The meeting also reviewed the proposed Sindh International Financial Centre (SIFC), envisioned to reinforce Karachi’s position as Pakistan’s financial capital by facilitating infrastructure finance, Islamic finance, climate finance, financial technology, international commercial services, dispute resolution and global investment. The initiative is expected to mobilize capital for infrastructure, housing, technology, industrial development and climate-resilient projects while enhancing investor confidence.

The Data Infrastructure Initiative was also presented. The project aims to leverage Sindh’s abundant renewable energy resources for establishing renewable energy-powered data centres, cloud computing facilities, AI infrastructure and digital technology parks. The initiative is intended to attract leading global technology companies and position Sindh as a regional destination for sustainable digital infrastructure and next-generation technology investments.

The meeting was also briefed on an initiative relating to Farmers’ Agricultural Collectives. Minister for Agriculture Sindh, Sardar Muhammad Bakhsh Mahar, presented the initiative, which aims to organize small farmers into legally recognized, democratic collectives to improve productivity, strengthen collaboration and enhance access to modern agricultural services. The initiative is designed to facilitate the shared use of farm machinery, efficient water management, renewable energy solutions, digital advisory services, market linkages, financing opportunities and technical support, while promoting climate-smart agriculture, rural employment and higher farm incomes. The meeting noted that the initiative has the potential to strengthen the agricultural sector through modern, efficient and collaborative farming practices.

The meeting noted that these strategic initiatives have the potential to significantly enhance economic activity, create high-value employment opportunities, attract international investment, strengthen exports and contribute substantially to the economic development of both Sindh and Pakistan.

After detailed deliberations, it was agreed that the successful execution of projects of this scale requires institutional strengthening and specialized technical capacity. The meeting therefore endorsed the proposal to transform the existing PPP Unit into a company to provide greater operational flexibility and enable the engagement of highly qualified specialists from the market to lead and manage complex strategic PPP initiatives.

It was further agreed that internationally renowned transaction advisors will be engaged to undertake comprehensive feasibility studies, develop internationally competitive project structures and legal frameworks, and assist the Government in attracting a broad pool of reputable domestic and international investors for the implementation of these transformational projects under the PPP framework.

Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari emphasized that these strategic initiatives represent a long-term vision for the economic transformation of Sindh and reaffirmed the commitment to creating an enabling environment for private investment, innovation and sustainable development through world-class Public-Private Partnerships.

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President Zardari’s visit, underscores the enduring friendship and time tested relations between Pakistan and Kyrgysztan, based on common faith, shared history and cultural affinity.

The meeting was preceded by an official Welcoming Ceremony held in honour of the President of Pakistan at the Rukh Ordo Cultural Centre.

In the meeting, both leaders discussed ways to further deepen the brotherly relations between Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan. They reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral cooperation and explored opportunities in trade, energy, connectivity, political and commercial cooperation, culture, education, people-to-people exchanges and progress on CASA-1000 Project, highlighting the potential for expanding economic, cultural, inter-parliamentary and strategic partnership.

The President recalled the Kyrgyz President’s recent State Visit to Pakistan in December 2025, the first visit by a Kyrgyz President to Pakistan in two decades, saying that the visit imparted fresh momentum to this bilateral relationship and resulted in signing of 16 Agreements/MoUs. He said that Kyrgyzstan occupy an important position for Pakistan’s “Vision Central Asia” policy.

President Zardari also congratulated the Kyrgyz President on the country’s historic election as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the 2027-2028 term.

The President stated that Pakistan looks forward to continued close coordination with the Kyrgyz Republic at the United Nations, OIC, ECO, SCO and other multilateral platforms and said that enhanced parliamentary, defence, security and strategic-policy exchanges to build greater mutual understanding on regional and global developments will be welcomed.

Both sides exchanged views on a range of important regional and international developments and reaffirmed their mutual commitment to promoting peace, stability and progress through dialogue.

A Memorandum of Understanding, between the Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP), was signed by Mr Damirbek Osmonov, the Kyrgyz Minister of Health and Dr Mukhtar Bharath, Minister of State for National Health Services.
A Joint Statement was later signed by the two Presidents on this occasion.

Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Mr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry; Minister of State for National Health Services, Dr Mukhtar Bharath; Senator Saleem Mandviwalla; Dr Asim Hussain; Spokesperson to the President, Mr Murtaza Solangi and Pakistan’s Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan were also present during the meeting.

The meeting was followed by an official reception, hosted by the Kyrgyz President, in honour of the President of Pakistan.

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The Acting President said Havaldar Lalak Jan Shaheed displayed extraordinary bravery and steadfast determination during the Kargil conflict, defending Pakistan’s frontiers with exceptional gallantry until he embraced martyrdom on July 7, 1999. He said the martyr’s supreme sacrifice remains a source of inspiration for future generations and reflects the highest traditions of service and sacrifice.

Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani said the nation salutes its martyrs and their families, whose sacrifices have strengthened Pakistan’s sovereignty, unity, and national resolve. He prayed that Almighty Allah may elevate the ranks of Havaldar Lalak Jan Shaheed in Jannah and bless Pakistan with lasting peace, stability, and prosperity.

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Chairman Bilawal said that Pakistan responded to the struggle of the people of GB by imposing the FCR system. The people of GB, till today, remember Quaid-e-Awam Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto who abolished the FCR system, and introduced subsidy for the downtrodden masses of GB. When Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto got the opportunity, she laid the foundation for politics in GB. President Zardari gave GB administrative rights and identity. A new generation has emerged to continue the struggle of GB, he said.

Chairman PPP said that along with the interim status, GB should attain constitutional rights. He said he wants to see the day when the representatives of GB are sitting alongside him in the National Assembly, and the day is not far. He said that the people of GB have given him the mandate on three basic principles, which are the right to rule, the right to ownership and the right to employment. We shoulder the responsibility to convince the state, the federal government and political parties of Pakistan to give constitutional rights to GB. The right to ownership that the PPP has promised must be implemented by the provincial government. He said that his advice to the people after they attain the right to own their land would be to form farming collectives. Public-Private Partnership can also be incorporated, so that the profit directly reaches the people of GB. When it comes to the right to employment, PPP believes that it is the responsibility of the government of Pakistan and GB to provide employment to the youth. As part of the PPP’s manifesto, the CM has announced that employment will be provided based on merit.

Chairman PPP expressed his gratitude to the workers of PPP and people of GB. He said that he is grateful to PM Shehbaz Sharif for acknowledging the PPP’s mandate, and expressing support. He said that he wants to convey to the representatives of the PML-N that the PPP will not let them feel that it is on the treasury benches and they are on the opposition benches. He said that they will unitedly work to address the issues of the people. Chairman Bilawal also thanked the IPP for supporting PPP. He said that he wants to make a new example for politics in the region, as it has become synonymous with enmity in Pakistan. In GB, we will break this myth, and work together with other political parties. He also thanked the MWM and PTI-backed candidates for playing a role in the historic election of CM GB. For CM GB, every citizen would be treated the same regardless of their political allegiance.

Chairman Bilawal said that the PPP would want for the local body elections to take place in GB. We are aiming for these elections to take place prior to the winter season. Furthermore, the geo strategic importance of this region is evident to everyone. We would also like to salute the soldiers who are manning the toughest borders of the world in GB, Chairman Bilawal expressed. Those soldiers are protecting the lives of the people of GB and Kashmir, while facing India on the other side. The people of GB and Azad Kashmir do not only value the contribution of our soldiers, but are proud to host them.

Chairman PPP said that the clear message we want to send to India is that all Pakistanis, from the citizens of GB to those of Kashmir, are united in their struggle against their tyranny. Referring to the Modi government, he said that our armed forces and the nation have inflicted a historic defeat on them. Now, when they are unable to digest this reality, they have adopted the Israeli model. First, Israel attacked Iran, but when it produced no result, they attempted to provoke the Iranian people against their leadership to topple the regime. Israel’s conspiracy was unsuccessful, and we want to tell Modi that we know what his intentions are. We know what they are trying to do by using Afghanistan against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. We also know that they are eyeing GB and Azad Kashmir, but our people want to send the message that this conspiracy will be rendered futile. Chairman Bilawal said that we salute the people of Iran, for defeating Israel militarily, and then also making its strategy to interfere in politics unsuccessful. The people of Pakistan will also follow suit and render all interference of India unsuccessful.

Chairman Bilawal said that India wants to use the River Indus against Pakistan. However, it should know that the Sindhu will be defended by the people of GB and Azad Kashmir, to those living along the borders of Sindh and Balochistan. From the people of GB, to those of Larkana, raise the slogan of “Marsoon Marsoon, Sindhu na Desoon”. We will not compromise on the Indus Water Treaty, and will be victorious on this issue too.

Chairman PPP further said that our manifesto for the elections in Azad Kashmir will be the same, consisting of the right to rule, the right to ownership and the right to employment. He said that just like GB, the young generation of Kashmir also wants to strive for its rights. He said that certain powers are trying to take advantage of this, but will never be able to do so. The PPP is not willing to let go of its three-generation long connection with Kashmir. The status quo under which Kashmir has been governed can no longer continue. The new generation wants to bring a new mindset. Chairman PPP said that while continuing our struggle on the international level, we should ponder on whether it is possible to empower the people of GB and Kashmir while preserving the protected status. It is possible in our eyes, and GB has paved the way for this.

Chairman PPP said that he invites the people of Kashmir to use their political rights. He said that it is unfortunate that some parties have announced that they would not be taking part in the elections. They should participate, and honour the decision of the people of Kashmir. If the PPP triumphs, we would want to hold a Joint Constitutional Convention for Azad Kashmir and GB. He said that he would like to see representatives of GB and Azad Kashmir in the National Assembly and Senate, be it on the interim basis as ambassadors. Chairman PPP said that while we are not ready to compromise on the rights and representation of the muhajireen. However, we are also not willing to compromise on Kashmir’s right to rule. Azad Kashmir and GB are the ‘Kohinoor’ of Pakistan’s economy, and will not only contribute to their regions but the entire country, Chairman PPP said. He concluded by saying that now because of the PPP jiyalas and Jiyalis, he can raise the slogan, “Panchon Soobon ki Zangeer, Benazir Benazir”.

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​The President said that Pakistan highly values its long-standing and friendly relations with Canada which are founded on mutual respect, shared interests and strong people-to-people ties. He expressed his confidence that bilateral cooperation between the two countries will continue to expand across areas of mutual interest including trade, investment, higher education and close collaboration in international forums.

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She said that Ms Han’s appointment reflects her distinguished record of leadership in the fields of technology, innovation and entrepreneurship. She noted that the appointment represents an important milestone for the advancement of women in leadership and public service.

“As the First Lady of Pakistan and as the daughter of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, the first woman Prime Minister of Pakistan and the Muslim world, it is my singular honour and privilege to extend my heartfelt congratulations to you on your appointment as Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea. I wish you every success in the discharge of your important responsibilities,” she said.

Bibi Asifa Bhutto Zardari said that Ms Han’s appointment underscored the importance of women attaining leadership positions and contributing to national development.

The First Lady expressed confidence that Ms Han’s experience in promoting innovation and supporting small and medium-sized enterprises would contribute to the continued progress and prosperity of the Republic of Korea.

She also expressed the hope that, during Prime Minister Han Seong-sook’s tenure, the friendly relations and cooperation between Pakistan and the Republic of Korea would be further strengthened for the mutual benefit of the two countries and their peoples.

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​The President said that Pakistan highly values its long-standing and friendly relations with Canada which are founded on mutual respect, shared interests and strong people-to-people ties. He expressed his confidence that bilateral cooperation between the two countries will continue to expand across areas of mutual interest including trade, investment, higher education and close collaboration in international forums.

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Chairman Bilawal on his keynote speech said that we meet at a grave hour, at a time when the world has been reminded that a waterway is not merely geography, it is power, commerce, food, fuel and life. The world saw that the Strait of Hormuz become the centre of confrontation between Iran and the USA. Pakistan’s mediation through the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding attempted to open that artery of the global economy. Iran and the USA agreed to the ceasefire. Closing of Hormuz was the weaponization of a waterway. Just as no ceasefire and no peace could be achieved between the US and Iran with the Strait of Hormuz shut, similarly, how can any ceasefire between India and Pakistan hold without the Indus Water Treaty being restored, Chairman Bilawal asked. What is true for the Hormuz is true for the Indus, with even greater intensity, as Indus carries the lives of nations. India had announced its intention to abandon the Indus Water Treaty as part of their unjustified assault on Pakistan last summer. It is a war that is internationally recognized as one that India lost. Even India’s greatest allies cannot help but marvel at the number of planes downed by Pakistan. Pakistan emerging victorious has reshaped the geopolitics in the region. The concept of propping up India as a net security provider in the region has been abandoned and the world has moved on.

However, I must caution, while Pakistan has stuck to the ceasefire, India has not, Chairman Bilawal stated. There were clear and explicit terms in the ceasefire which were to be discussed in a meeting at a neutral location where all the friction points were to be addressed. In the meantime, we were to return to normal, which entailed India returning to its obligations under the IWT. However, India has not done so. It is a question for Pakistan to answer whether we still abide by a ceasefire that leaves far too many questions unanswered. Just as one could not imagine warring parties agreeing to peace without a free-flowing Strait of Hormuz, how can Pakistan be expected to sustain a ceasefire when India continues to pose an existential threat? Let there be no ambiguity in Islamabad, New Delhi, Washington, Beijing, London and the United Nations, this is not a technical dispute, Chairman Bilawal stressed. This is not a clerical clash between commissioners, or a matter of paperwork, hydrology or administrative issues, but the weaponization of water. The IWT was not given as a favor to Pakistan, it was a solemn international settlement brokered in the shadow of partition and the rivers of Punjab and Sindh could have not been left on the mercy of anger. The World Bank states clearly that the treaty allocates the western rivers (Indus, Jhelum and Chenab) to Pakistan and eastern rivers to India, while allowing each side limited use of rivers allocated to the other. When India says it will place this treaty in abeyance, it is not merely suspending meetings, but threatening survival. What is Indus to Pakistan? It is not a river on the map, it is our bread, cotton, wheat, fields of Sindh, orchids of Punjab, waters of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, channels of Balochistan. It is our farmer at dawn, our mothers drawing water, children eating roti, our worker in the mill and our prayer before the harvest.

To cut the Indus is not to pressure a government, but to threaten a people, Chairman Bilawal said. Pakistan has over 200 million souls no state, no PM, no army, no court, no parliament, no political party, and no generation has the right to stand silent while the lifeline of those souls is placed under the shadow of coercion. We must speak with the seriousness that this situation demands. Pakistan must treat every step towards the strangulation of its waters as a national security assault, not merely as a diplomatic irritant, or a footnote in a foreign ministry brief, or another file to be moved from one desk to another. It must be treated as an attack on the foundations of the state.

This does not mean that Pakistan seeks war, Chairman Bilawal stated. We do not seek war, we have buried too many sons and seen too much blood in this region. We know the price of adventurism, and the tragedy of miscalculation. Peace is not surrender, restraint is not paralysis, diplomacy is not silence and patience is not permission. If India wants the world to take its threat seriously, Pakistan must compel the world to take our survival seriously. Our message must be clear, any move to block, divert, manipulate or potentially politically control Pakistan’s rightful waters will not be treated as routine engineering. Every survey, tender, canal proposal, dam design or every concrete step towards changing the flow guaranteed to Pakistan must be treated as a strategic warning signal. It must trigger the state’s response, be it legal, economic, political, diplomatic, informational, national security preparedness or even military response.
Chairman Bilawal said that Pakistan should not allow India to climb the ladder of coercion while we remain trapped issuing statements of concern. The strangulation of water is an existential threat, and we cannot remain silent while it is prepared, financed, designed, tendered and normalized. A nation does not wake up only when the riverbed is dry, a nation wakes up when the first stone is moved to sabotage our future. It is only rational to ask what are we doing in terms of military preparedness as India continues to pursue such measures. Pakistan must not make a single move that concedes India’s illegal position. We must not behave as though India’s decision is fait accompli. We must not build policy on the assumption that the treaty is dead. We must not rush to create downstream substitute dams in a way that tells the world India has succeeded, and now Pakistan is adjusting. We must not give the impression that we were victorious on the battlefield but have surrendered on the banks of the river. Pakistan’s position must remain immovable, the treaty lives, and Pakistan’s rights live. The Indus does not become India’s instrument because it has discovered the language of abeyance. Projects and dams already approved before India’s unilateral decision should continue on their own merit. Pakistan must complete what it has already planned, we must strengthen our dams, reservoirs, barrages, canals and flood management systems because Pakistan needs water security regardless of India’s aggression. Let us be precise, there is a difference between strengthening Pakistan and accepting India’s blackmail. There is a difference between national resilience and diplomatic surrender, there is a difference between preparing for scarcity and legitimizing theft. We must move on a war footing for water conservation. We must modernize irrigation, reduce waste in canals and invest in drip irrigation as well as smart agriculture. We must make every drop count not because India has the right to steal our water, but because Pakistan has a duty to respect its own future.

We must explore every source outside the scope of the treaty, Chairman PPP said. Desalination of our coasts, water recycling for our cities, climate-resilient water storage, regional water cooperation and even long-term feasibility of bringing water from Central Asia through negotiated corridors and sovereign agreements. Let engineers dream, let planners calculate, let diplomats negotiate and let the state act with imagination, Chairman Bilawal said. Do not confuse resilience with retreat, the Indus Water Treaty must be defended in every forum, be it the World Bank, United Nations, international courts, arbitrary bodies, friendly capitals, whether Muslim, western, African or Asian. The world now needs new law. Straits used for international navigation are governed by transit passage principles. Ships and aircrafts enjoy a right of passage that shall not be impeded. International water law also rests on the equitable and reasonable utilization, prevention of significant harm and prior notification of measures that may adversely affect other states sharing water courses. International humanitarian law recognizes that water installation and irrigation systems are indispensable for civilian survival. The ICRC has warned that the deprivation of water is a method of warfare and is strictly prohibited. Yet, the age we are entering demands more.
Chairman Bilawal said that we need a new international convention against the weaponization of waterways, it must apply to maritime chokepoints like the Hormuz and transboundary rivers like the Indus. It must prohibit the use of civilian water dependency as a coercive instrument. It must create emergency injunctions against unilateral treaty suspensions, and impose automatic international scrutiny on projects that threaten downstream survival. It must recognize that water coercion is not merely unfriendly conduct, but aggression by other means. The 20th Century feared the bomb, the 21st Century must also fear the faucet controlled by a hostile hand, Chairman PPP stated.

Addressing the Indian neighbors, Chairman Bilawal said that they cannot build greatness on the thirst of another people. You cannot call yourself a civilization while threatening another civilization’s river. You cannot speak of democracy while placing millions under a hydrological siege. You cannot invoke development by turning water into a weapon. The Indus is older than both our flags. It has seen empires come and go, it has seen kings, colonizers, conquerors, generals, viceroys, PMs and presidents. They all passed, the river remained and Pakistan will remain.

We must understand the nature of the conflict before us. It is not confined to one front and is not only the matter of borders, Pakistan is being targeted through proxies, propaganda, economic pressures, attempts at diplomatic isolation, hybrid warfare, politics of fear and now through the politics of water. This is war by other means. When a state seeks to isolate you, destabilize you, blame and bleed you, then threaten the river that sustains your people, you are already in a war of national survival, Chairman Bilawal said. Whether guns are firing every day or not is not the only test of war. The test is whether the life of the nation is being targeted.

Let us rise above the parties, provinces, factions and petty quarrels that have so often weakened us, Chairman PPP urged. The Indus does not belong to one government, party or province. It belongs to Pakistan and to history. Let there be unity in the Parliament and clarity at the GHQ, let there be resolve in the foreign office. Let there be urgency across the government, he said. We do not ask for charity, but demand law. We do not ask for sympathy, but demand justice. We do not ask for permission to live but assert our right to life. Pakistan must say to the world that the Indus cannot be held hostage, Chairman Bilawal said. The treaty cannot be suspended by arrogance, the river cannot be turned into a weapon and the thirst of children cannot become the policy of a neighboring state. Pakistan must say to India, do not mistake our divisions for weakness, restraint for fear, our appeal to law for lack of resolve. We have survived partition, war, terror, floods, dictatorships, sanctions, conspiracies, betrayal and we are still here. The Indus made us patient, fertile and stubborn. If anyone believes Pakistan will surrender the Sindhu, they do not know Sindh, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir or Gilgit Baltistan. They do not know the people who have lived by these rivers for thousands of years. We want peace, but peace with dignity. We want coexistence but not submission.

From this seminar, this city and this moment onwards, let the message be that Pakistan will defend its water, people, treaty, sovereignty and future. It is in public literature on Pakistan’s deterrence posture, economic strangulation has long been treated as one of the gravest thresholds and stopping the Indus has been understood as falling within this category. When India weaponizes water, it is not merely violating a treaty but pushing South Asia towards the edge of strategic catastrophe. If we see an attack on our rivers as a military assault, we must respond militarily as well. Let the world understand the danger of what India has done, no power however large, arrogant or intoxicated could impose an existential defeat upon Pakistan. A nation does not defend its life at the final moment but the first warning, Chairman Bilawal said.

The Indus is not a bargaining chip or a weapon to be placed in India’s hands. It is a lifeline of Pakistan, and any attempt to turn it into a noose must be treated as a threat to the survival of our state. This is the message that Pakistan must deliver to India and the world. Peace in South Asia will not be preserved by pretending coercion is harmless, but only when India understands that the rivers of Pakistan cannot be touched without shaking the foundations of regional stability. If the international community does not build new law against the weaponization of waterways, then every downstream nation will one day become hostage to the ambitions of an upstream power. Pakistan must therefore lead the argument not as a beggar, victim or state pleading for sympathy, but warning the world that the path India has opened is one towards catastrophe. The treaty lives, Pakistan’s rights live, and Pakistan will not surrender the Sindhu, Chairman PPP said.

Water strangulation destroys people by hunger, thirst, crop failure, disease, migration and social collapse. Therefore, Pakistan must not allow the world to hide behind technical language. India will call it a ‘treaty dispute’, ‘administrative abeyance’, ‘hydropower’, ‘development’ or an engineering survey. A dam is not merely a dam when it is built on the throat of a nation. Pakistan has publicly described attempts to stop or divert its rightful use of water as an act of war. A nation that waits until the riverbed is dry has waited too long. Every step towards the weaponization of Indus must produce a corresponding elevation in Pakistan’s national response. We do not seek war, but must recognize war when it is being prepared against us, Chairman Bilawal said. Deterrence survives only when the adversary understands that every movement towards the red line carries consequences, risks and national resistance.

India placed the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance as part of the Operation Sindoor. Pakistan has treated this suspension as unlawful by preparing legal action and warning that water diversion will be an act of war. Let the world hear this from Pakistan, we will not allow India to redefine aggression as engineering, coercion as development, treaty violation as national security, or to place its hand on the throat of the Indus and as Pakistan to behave as though nothing has happened. The Indus is not a river, but the civilizational artery of Pakistan. To threaten the Indus is to threaten Pakistan itself. The message to India is clear, it cannot suspend the treaty and expect normal relations. The world has just seen what happens when a waterway becomes a weapon. The Strait of Hormuz is called the artery of the global economy because energy flows through it, the Indus is more than that. This is why the world needs new law, a water way that sustains civilians cannot be converted into a weapon. The law must recognize that in the age that we are climate-stressed, water aggression is as destabilizing as military aggression.
Chairman PPP said that Pakistan must understand that we need to win the legal, political, diplomatic, climate and the deterrence case. In order to achieve this, national unity is integral. The Indus belongs to the farmer of Sindh, grower of Punjab, worker of Karachi, family of Balochistan, mountains of Pakhtunkhwa and is the future of every Pakistani child. As long as the Sindhu flows through the body of Pakistan, we will not bow. Chairman Bilawal concluded his address by raising the slogan of “Marsoon Marsoon, Sindhu na Desoon (We will die, but not give up the Indus)”

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He said that the leader of Pakistan Peoples Party, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, gifted the book of the Constitution to a land without a constitution. The historic, exemplary, and memorable struggle of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto for the restoration of democracy and the people’s right to rule remains unforgettable. The leaders and workers of the Peoples Party sacrificed their lives to strengthen the parliamentary democratic system, and Pakistan Peoples Party takes pride in being the founder of the parliamentary system.

He further stated that the Peoples Party and pro-democracy parties endured imprisonment, lashes, and hardships for the restoration of democracy. Pro-democracy parties, along with the people, waged an exemplary struggle for the parliamentary system and democracy.

Nayyer Bukhari said that the democratic parliamentary continuity in the country is the fruit of President Asif Ali Zardari’s wisdom and foresight, and the sacrifices and struggle of democracy-loving people. Hope of Pakistan, Chairman Bilawal Bhutto, is an effective and powerful voice for the people and democracy in Parliament.

He added that the dignity and respect of Parliament, which represents the aspirations of the people, is the top priority of the Peoples Party. We pledge to follow in the footsteps of the leaders who strengthened Parliament, the Constitution, and democracy with their blood.

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