SAMAJ WEEKLY UK
Bal Ram Sampla
Geopolitics
A Political Analysis
The speech by Bilawal Bhutto (often mocked as “Bilo Rani” by critics) at the Indus Waters Treaty seminar was pure embarrassing theatre. He stood in a half-empty hall, shouting into a microphone, desperately trying to look like a strong leader. But the empty seats showed the truth: nobody is listening to Pakistan’s complaints anymore.
His speech was full of loud words and total lies. He accused India of “stealing water” because India paused the treaty after the Pahalgam terror attack. But he completely ignored the biggest rule in the book: the 1972 Shimla Agreement.
The irony here is massive. That agreement was signed by his own grandfather, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Back then, Pakistan was totally defeated. India was holding 93,000 Pakistani prisoners of war and a huge chunk of land.
Bhutto signed the Shimla Agreement to get those soldiers back. In exchange, Pakistan promised one big thing: we will solve all problems face-to-face with India, and we will never run to foreign countries or the UN to complain.
But Pakistan broke that promise immediately. For decades, they have run to the UN, to international courts, and to anyone who would listen, crying about Kashmir and water.
Now, Bilawal is threatening that Pakistan will cancel the Shimla Agreement. This is a joke. What are they going to do? Give back the 93,000 soldiers who returned home 50 years ago? Give back the land India returned?
The seminar proved that Pakistan’s foreign policy is just hot air. Shouting at empty chairs will not change reality. Until their leaders stop the theatrical drama and start following the rules their own grandfathers signed, they will keep talking to empty rooms.
