In a significant development, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said that India has never accepted third-party mediation in its disputes with Pakistan.
In an interview with Al Jazeera, Dar stressed that while Islamabad remains open to dialogue, New Delhi has consistently declined to engage. “India never agreed to any third-party mediation,” he said.
Big Confession By Pakistan!
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar says India had denied any 3rd party mediation with Pakistan.
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Responding to a question on possible talks with India, Dar clarified that Pakistan has no objection to mediation.
“We don’t mind third-party involvement, but India has categorically been stating it’s a bilateral matter,” he said.
India On Trump’s Claim
The Prime Minister, in his address, stated that on the night of May 9, U.S. Vice President JD Vance had tried to reach out to him, but they were unable to speak as he was busy in a meeting at the time.
“We said this on the first day in the press conference that our action is non-escalatory. We did Operation Sindoor by saying this. And that is why we stopped the strike after targets were achieved. No leader of the world asked India to stop Operation Sindoor. During this time, on the night of May 9, the Vice President of the United States tried to talk to me,” the Prime Minister said.
On May 7, the Indian Armed Forces launched Operation Sindoor, targeting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK). This came after the gruesome Pahalgam terror attack of April 22, in which 26 individuals were killed.