‘She’s Sleeping’: Ex-Singapore Diplomat Recalls Call to Benazir Bhutto’s House During Plane Hijacking

'Madam is sleeping': Ex-Singapore diplomat explains why all Pakistan politicians are 'waste of time'

Pakistan News: \"Your civilian politicians are a waste of time,\" former Singapore diplomat Bilahari Kausikan said, recalling how former Pakistani prime minister Benaz.

'Madam Is Sleeping': Ex-Diplomat's Call With Benazir Bhutto During 1991 Hijack

Kausikan recalled that when he tried to reach Bhutto, he found out she was in Sindh at the time with her family. He said that it was around 3 am when he managed to get the contact of Bhutto's residence with the help of the then Pakistani high commissioner.

Madam is sleeping, cant be disturbed: Singapore ex-envoy recalls call to Pakistans Benazir Bhutto during 1991 hijack - The Tribune

Speaking during an interaction with journalists hosted by the National Press Foundation, Kausikan recounted the incident while sharply criticising Pakistan's political leadership and describing the country as 'teetering on the brink of failure'.

Madam is sleeping: Ex-envoy recalls 1991 hijack story to slam Pakistan leaders

Former Singapore envoy Bilahari Kausikan said Pakistani politicians were nothing but a 'waste of time'. To substantiate his remark, Kausikan narrated an incident in 1991 when a Singapore Airlines flight was hijacked by Pakistani terrorists.

‘She’s sleeping’: Ex-Singapore diplomat recalls call to Benazir Bhutto’s house during plane hijacking

Former Singaporean diplomat Bilahari Kausikan has recalled that former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto flatly refused to talk to hm during a hijacking of a passenger plane. He said that her household told him that she was sleeping and put down the phone.