Only thieves and cowards attack at night, says Bilawal Bhutto

Lawmakers in the National Assembly on Wednesday stro­ngly condemned the brutal aggression demonstrated by India, resulting in the loss of civilian lives in Pakistan, DAWN reports.

In an impassioned speech on the floor of the lower house of parliament, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said, “Only thieves and cowards attack at night. If they had even an ounce of courage, they would have announced their attack during the day.”

Bilawal Bhutto said that India has become barbaric and blind due to its arrogance, but the valiant people of Pakistan will make them see. “We do not condone war and never have, but India should brace itself because Pakistan is yet to respond, and it will not do so during the night, or on the basis of lies, but as per international laws and the UN Charter.”

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in his address in the National Assembly, called for a complete unity and offered to meet political leaders, including those from the opposition PTI.

He said the great victory of Pakistan and frustration of the evil designs of the enemy were made possible by unity, concord, and consultations.

Inviting all political forces to join hands to seize the opportunity of making Pakistan a great nation, he said he was ready to meet them in the speaker’s chamber. “We should peek into the past to learn a lesson from it, and not to sling mud at each other,” he remarked.

The prime minister said Pakistan delivered a befitting response to India, shattering the myth that the hostile neighbour has left Islamabad far behind in conventional warfare. He emphasised that Pakistan is fully capable of defending its geographical boundaries, whether in conventional or nuclear warfare. He reaffirmed the competence of the country’s armed forces in defending the motherland.