Bilawal Bhutto's Masood, Hafiz extradition offer is a sham? Defence Expert Praful Bakshi explains

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New Delhi, July 7, 2025 (ANI): While speaking on Pakistan's former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto's Masood, Hafiz extradition offer, Defence Expert Praful Bakshi said, “But Bilawal Bhutto can only do provided Pakistan army agrees… and Pakistan army has its own relationships with the terrorists…because the terrorists are allowing Pakistan army to stay in power… because they keep the Kashmir (situation) alive…The whole politics now will take place… the entire Mullah group will have to ascertain that we can do away with these… they are no longer useful to us… we can give them to India… Pakistan is under pressure from other countries…also under pressure from America…”

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00:00Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is trying to buy time. Bilawal has just said that we are ready to

00:06extradite them, provided India meets our requirement. But India said, I've met all

00:10requirements. I've given you over a thousand dossiers. You know, there is no shortage of

00:16evidence. We have done it, everything. But Bilawal Bhutto can only do provided in Pakistan

00:21army agrees. And Pakistan army has got its own relationship with the terrorists. Because the

00:29terrorists, which are allowing Pakistan army to stay in power, because they keep the

00:33Kashmir alive. These terrorists keep alive, the terrorist activities. The whole politics

00:38now will take place that an entire Mullah group will have to ascertain, yes, we can do away

00:44with these two. They are no more useful to us. We can extradite them. We can give them

00:48to India. Pakistan is under pressure from other countries, is also under pressure from America,

00:54that please at least show that you are cooperating.

00:58The Pakistan former Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that Pakistan is ready

01:04to extradite the people of interest. He has mentioned that Pakistan is now ready to hand over

01:11the people of interest, that is Hafiz Saeed and all, that is Omar Hafiz and all, to India. If India

01:20cooperates, how do you see the statement of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari?

01:24Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is trying to buy time. Because first thing, let me give the background

01:31of Bilawal Bhutto is that he is a Sindhi. In a Punjabi-dominated Pakistan, he has to play

01:38his game very, very carefully. Now, this time, he has realized that he is the head of a PPP

01:44and a very big party, and he has realized that Pakistan is under pressure. In the SCO, Shanghai

01:53Cooperation Organization, in that meeting also, when India took a stand that nothing has been

02:01mentioned about the terrorism in India, et cetera, so he knew that there was a pressure

02:05on Pakistan also to curtail the terrorist activities. And he knows that these terrorists are also

02:15on the list. They are also on the proscribed list of Pakistan. So, Hafiz Saeed, Bilawal has

02:24just said that we are ready to extradite them, provided India meets our requirement. But India

02:30said, I have met all requirements. I have given you over a thousand dossiers. You know, there

02:34is no shortage of evidence. We have done it, everything. So, at the moment, Hafiz, this

02:41is sorry, Zardari, my fault, Bilawal Bhutto says that we will take necessary action against

02:50them. But if India finds any evidence they are hiding in Pakistan, do let us know. We will

02:56arrest them and all. But India has already mentioned that this always happens. With Osama bin Laden,

03:03it happened, he was hiding there. We have evidence that he is roaming free. But they said, no, it's

03:09not. He is under custody. And if at all, if we find that they are hiding anyway, or any

03:15other terrorist hiding, you please let us know. We will cooperate. So, they have just said

03:20they will cooperate. But when it comes to major work being done by extraditing, we will see

03:27how it turns out. There is a lot of difference between what you say and what you do. So, here

03:33we have to watch now what Bilawal Bhutto does. But Bilawal Bhutto can only do provided in

03:40Pakistan Army agrees. And Pakistan Army has got its own relationship with the terrorists.

03:48Because the terrorists which are allowing Pakistan Army to stay in power, because they keep the

03:52Kashmir alive. These terrorists keep alive the terrorist activities. And Pakistan leaders,

03:58the army wants to stay in power, because they control 85% of the Pakistan's business, the

04:07commercial activities. So, they don't want to go off power. And these terrorists are helping

04:11them. The Mullah group is helping them. So, the whole politics now will take place that

04:17the entire Mullah group will have to ascertain, yes, we can do away with these two. They are

04:22no more useful to us. We can extradite them. We can give them to India. Something of the sort

04:27may happen. We do not know at that moment juncture. But let me tell you one thing. Pakistan is under

04:34pressure from other countries, is also under pressure from America, that please at least show

04:39that you are cooperating. If you don't cooperate, then India has, they have realized that India is

04:46not powerful. He'll make one more attack or two more attacks. So, to avoid that, and America is also

04:53worried. America's interests lie in the airfield and ammunition dumps. Their own weapon systems are

04:59there. That has been alleged. By very, very, you know, selected resources, they have said that

05:06America also has their interest out there. So, America wants Pakistan to cooperate. And let us see

05:14how it happens, whether Pakistan does it or not. And whether Bilawal Bhutto has made a statement,

05:21I personally don't know on what basis is he making the statement. Because Pakistan...

05:26The same I am asking capacity of Bilawal Bhutto as of now.

05:29Until and unless he, Pakistan Army, speaks his language, Bilawal Bhutto's statement will come

05:36to a nail. A few days back, we have also seen the Defense Minister,

05:39Rajna Singh Ji, continuously saying that Operation Sindhuur is going on. It's not over yet. So,

05:46Pakistan might have come into its pressures to say that we are open to extradition and all.

05:54When we talk about Hafiz Saeed, when we talk about Masood Azhar. And they are UN wanted terrorists,

06:00when we talk about sir. When we talk about Hafiz Saeed in person, sir. He is the most wanted

06:06terrorist. He has a political party in Pakistan. And after this statement made by Bilawal Bhutto

06:13Zardari, in any capacity, its son is now given an open challenge to Bilawal Bhutto Zardari that in what capacity

06:21you are saying that you can hand over my father to a country like India.

06:28Obviously, Bilawal Bhutto is facing a lot of opposition. He will face from these terrorists

06:34also. He will face opposition. And he is depending upon the support of Punjabi dominated army.

06:41Will Punjabi dominated army support him? In fact, they will look for a chance to get him eliminated

06:46also. So, there is a very serious political imbalance taking place in Pakistan at the moment.

06:53So, perfectly okay. India's stand is very clear. They have realized that India has said we can

07:00take further action. Operation Sindhuur, which you just mentioned, is extending. It's not Operation

07:06Sindhuur. It can be Operation Sindhuur 2, 3, 4. It may continue getting extended. So, Operation

07:13Sindhuur is basically to eliminate the terrorists and terrorism sleeper cells in India and POK.

07:20That is our Operation Sindhuur. And they all know that their main workforce, that is terrorists,

07:27are now going to be under direct attack of Indian forces.

07:30Does that make sense?

07:31But that makes sense.

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