In a telephonic conversation with Malala, Bilawal said his mother, former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, was alive in the shape of Malala.
"Every girl of Pakistan has the potential to become Benazir Bhutto," Bilawal said.
He went on to say that education is the best tool to eradicate extremism from society, and Malala could play a pivotal role in this regard as the torch-bearer of education for every boy and girl.
“Malala has given me and the entire country hope and she is the voice of the real youth of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan,” he said.
“This daughter of Pakistan is the ambassador of peace and is our national heroine,” he stated.
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@Naeem: I am afraid , it is the sectarian discrimination which deprived Aitzaz Hasan which he rightly deserves.
Will it be possible for her to enter Pakistan and stay alive?
Why would she like to disgrace herself by attaching her name to PPP?
What about other girls who desperately want to be educated?. Should all be sent to UK for education? Or Bilawal would do something forgetting Kashmir rhetoric.
dear Bhutto-Zardari, if the people of Sindh get educated..........what will you feudals do?????? As their is no doubt that the educated masses will demand land reforms & if not given their due.......it will certainly amount to inviting rebellion........
How can Malala help in education she is still studying.....Bilawal don't play politics..Its better you call overseas Pakistanis for education and health reforms
Malala and Bilawal are both young. They are liberal and open minded. A team consisting of these two will certainly help Pakistan. And Malala will make sure that girls are educated and take part in running all aspects of life.
@Raj - USA:
We as a nation have not leaned to recognize and celebrate our heroes.. Perhaps, one day we will learn from others.
Bilawal! Please keep Malala out of your imagination. Please know that Malala is incorruptible and Pakistan has thousands of competent educationists to improve education. Salams
It is about time that leaders of national parties show courage to praise Malala and her work for the poorest of the poor and women in KPK. Now she is an International figure and an icon she would want to serve more poor girls and backward areas of whole Pakistan. It is courageous for a young leader to stand in support of Malala and her achievements while others have been talking about our Muslim brothers of TTP and providing them an office and recognition on the negotiating table. The only chance for PPP is that Bilawal should make the party ZAB and BB's progressive party. We have too many rightwing and TTP supported parties in Pakistan and need young and progressive party.
Bilawal, please do your own thing, and let Malala do her own thing as well.
Here is another hero of Pakistan ....... Aitzaz Hasan a 15 year old brave boy, who sacrificed his life to save the lives of hundreds of his classmates in his school. Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-25663992
When the KP government did not take notice of the boy's bravery and sacrifice even after one week, Imran Khan got angry and announced an award of fifty lakh rupees to his family. Imran Khan also promised that a school will be opened in Aitazaz Hasan's name to honor him. Do not know if these promises were fulfilled. Even after Imran Khan's expressing disappointment that the KP government did not take notice of the boy's brave act and sacrifice, KP's Chief Minister, Parvez Khattak did not bother even to visit the parents of Aitazaz Hasan.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F470lpzr0g
If Bilawal's proposal was genuine........why does he need Malala to implement it ? Why not dig his mothers name up, once again......and do something good with it for a change.
Dear Malala
I am so proud of you.
I can see in your heart you are a true Pakistani
Educating our next generation, especially, girls, is critical for our future.
I hope many Pakistanis take inspiration from you.
@A: Are you sure he's a Bhutto? The whole nations so far knows that he's #Zardari.
What is wrong with this guy? Is this what he learnt in Oxford university to ask a teenager school girl for education reforms in Sindh? Why not ask his collegue from the same university namely Imran Khan? Malala is not a fool to provoke the Taliban leadership now that she is recovering from the shock she received from the Talibans assault. Leave her in peace, she needs it.
Rex Minor
Surely, Bilawal is eye the 0.7 million dollars of Nobel Prize money of Malala. How else she can help PPP or Sindh govt? More ghost schools and ghost employees.
Bilawal is a graduate from Oxford. Malala is 17 years old and still a high school student. Bilawal's party has ruled Sindh for the last 40 years where poverty and illiteracy has both increased. During this time Bilawal's family has become billionaires, in $, not in Rupees. Malala is in exile in the safety of Britain staying away from Pakistan where she will be a certain target of assassination for raising her voice for education. And, Bilawal is asking for her assistance in educating Sindhis. I do not condemn Bilawal for attempting to fool the people because whoever said "Your leadership will be a reflection of you (the people)" was right.
@A: you are a fool. As if we live in some magical land, where the spirits of our ancestors are inherited by their grandchildren. I find it repulsive that we think some magical boy, a messiah of sorts, will solve all our problems. I am ashamed to see ex-prime ministers stand behind this boy and listen as if he has some divine intuition. We are NOT North Korea.
Sindh has no need to get Malala to help bring Education for All. Sindh has more than enough Funds to do this. What is missing is commitment and effort. Please don't try to take political benefit from Malala's Nobel Peace Prize global recognition.
She will NOT become Benazir Bhutto. She was, she is, and she will be Malala only. However if Benazir was anything like Malala, we wouldn't have illiterates ruling Sindh at the first place.
Great gesture. I have no doubt is saying same for you, you are reborn soul of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. Proud. Jiye Bhutto. #IamBhutto
if Bilawal is sincere about it then all support to him regarding this issue, However if he and his party are trying to get mileage out of her popularity then not only will he loose the trust of his followers, He will join his father in the "HALL OF SHAME"
I’m so proud and happy for Malala. Congratulations to all Pakistani people on having the youngest ever Nobel peace prize winner.
Mr Bilawal Zardari please leave the girl out of your political dirty tricks and corruption.