Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed his readiness for a significant dialogue with India to deal with all excellent points.
Mr. Sharif views on a dialogue with India had been expressed throughout a telephonic dialog with the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday (June 24, 2025), little over two months after tensions between the 2 neighbours escalated put up the April 22 Pahalgam terror assault that killed 26 folks.
According to Radio Pakistan, the Prime Minister mentioned in the course of the dialog that “Pakistan is ready to engage in a meaningful dialogue with India on all outstanding issues, including Jammu and Kashmir, water, trade and terrorism.”
Soon after the Pahalgam terror assault, India took a number of punitive measures, together with placing the 1960 classic Indus Water Treaty (IWT) on abeyance and stopping all commerce with Pakistan.
India additionally launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, 2025, focusing on terrorist infrastructure in territories managed by Pakistan in response to the Pahalgam terror assault. The strikes triggered 4 days of intense clashes that ended with an understanding on stopping the army actions on May 10, 2025.
“Prime Minister Sharif reiterated profound gratitude for the Kingdom’s steadfast support to Pakistan during the recent standoff with India,” Radio Pakistan mentioned.
Earlier final month too Sharif had, whereas in Iran and in Azerbaijan, expressed willingness to carry peace talks with India to resolve all excellent points, together with Kashmir, terrorism, water and commerce.
However, India has made it clear that it’ll solely have a dialogue with Pakistan on the return of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and the difficulty of terrorism.
External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal additionally mentioned the Indus Water Treaty will stay in abeyance until the time Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its help to cross-border terrorism “just like Prime Minister Narendra Modi said: ‘terror and talks cannot go together, terror and trade cannot go together, and water and blood cannot flow together.”
Meanwhile, Radio Pakistan additional mentioned that Mr. Sharif and the Saudi chief additionally exchanged views on the quickly evolving state of affairs in West Asia. The Prime Minister mentioned Pakistan totally supported the fast de-escalation of the Iran-Israel battle, in addition to its peaceable decision by dialogue and diplomacy.
“On his part, the Crown Prince thanked the Prime Minister for the telephone call and appreciated Pakistan’s expression of solidarity and support for the Kingdom,” Radio Pakistan mentioned.
“Mohammed bin Salman acknowledged Pakistan’s constructive role in promoting a peaceful resolution to the Iran-Israel conflict,” it added.
