PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has accused India of using a false narrative to link Pakistan with terrorism, after Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim declined to directly describe Pakistan’s actions against India as terrorism in an interview with an Indian television channel.
Reacting on X on Monday to Ibrahim’s remarks, Bilawal said India had “started a war based on a lie and lost miserably”, referring to the four-day conflict between the two countries in May 2025.
“Malaysian PM exposing Indian propaganda, in India on Indian TV,” Bilawal said. “The truth is India started a war based on a lie and lost miserably.”
He added that India was now “exposed internationally” and urged New Delhi to honour commitments made when the ceasefire was reached, including discussions with Pakistan on outstanding areas of friction.
“So we can together bring peace, prosperity and stability to our region,” he said.
Ibrahim made the comments during an interview with NDTV while visiting India for the BRICS summit over the weekend.
Asked whether Israel’s actions against Hamas amounted to terrorism, Ibrahim replied: “Yes, it is terrorism.”
The interviewer then asked whether, “by that token” Pakistan’s actions against India and in Pahalgam should also be considered terrorism.
“I would not go to that extent,” Ibrahim said, adding that the issue was “very sensitive” in India and that he maintained close relations with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as engagement with Pakistan.
Asked why he was not more direct in criticising Pakistan, Ibrahim said the matter “has to be established”.
He said none of Malaysia’s intelligence establishment had told him there was “state-sponsored terrorism” and that, as prime minister, he would refer to that assessment.
