India, July 4 -- Former Singapore diplomat Bilahari Kausikan has recalled an incident involving former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto during the 1991 hijacking of Singapore Airlines Flight SQ117, saying an unsuccessful attempt to contact her shaped his assessment of Pakistan's political culture, NDTV reported.

According to NDTV, Kausikan recounted the episode while responding to a Pakistani journalist during an interaction with journalists at the National Press Foundation.

The former diplomat said the hijackers wanted to speak with Bhutto, who was out of office at the time.

He said he ended the call immediately, adding that the incident left a lasting impression on him.

During the discussion, Kausikan also rejected the argume...