ISLAMABAD: Former Foreign Minister and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has strongly condemned Israel’s attack on Iran and criticized the global silence over its continued aggression.
Speaking on the floor of the National Assembly on Monday, Bilawal warned that if the world does not raise its voice now, it may be too late when aggression spreads further.
“First, they came for the Palestinians, but the world remained silent. Then they came for the Lebanese, and we still did not speak. Then came the Yemenis, and again we stayed quiet,” Bilawal said, referencing the famous words of Pastor Martin Niemöller.
“Now, they have come for Iran. If we remain silent, there will be no one left to speak when they come for us,” he cautioned.
Bilawal called for immediate global action to stop Israel’s expanding aggression, which he said is pushing the world closer to a full-scale war. “This unending cycle of violence, backed by a genocidal mindset, is dragging the region—and potentially the world—toward World War III,” he added.
He said that Israel’s attack on Iran was based on lies. Israel accused Iran of making nuclear weapons, whereas Tehran clarified that its programme was peaceful. He said that the American people did not support the Washington attack on Iran’s nuclear sites.
He said if there had been any leak after the attack on Iran’s nuclear installations, the entire region would have been at risk.
His remarks come amid rising tensions in the Middle East following Israel’s strike on Iran and subsequent U.S. attacks on Iranian nuclear sites.
