Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urged Saudi Arabia on Friday and other friendly nations to encourage India to defuse tensions in South Asia following the recent attack by Pahalgam.
During a meeting in Islamabad with the Saudi ambassador Nawaf Bin Saeed Al-Maliky, Sharif reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to peace and stability in the region and condemned terrorism in all its forms.
“We reject the baseless accusations of India concerning the Pahalgam incident,” said the Prime Minister, adding that Pakistan supports a transparent and neutral international investigation into the April 22 attack which made 26 people who died in the Jammu and the cashmere occupied by illegally (iiojk).
Sharif said Pakistan focuses on maintaining economic progress made in the past 15 months with the help of international partners, including Riyadh.
“It is inconceivable for Pakistan to act irresponsibly or compromise economic achievements made with great efforts,” he said.
The Prime Minister spoke of his greetings to the Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman, thanking them for continuous support and solidarity with Pakistan.
Ambassador Al-Maliky praised the Prime Minister’s remarks and confirmed Saudi Arabia’s desire to work closely with Pakistan for regional peace and security.
The remarks are involved in the midst of increasing tensions between Pakistan and India, the two countries exchanging diplomatic and strategic countermeasures after the Pahalgam incident. India blamed Pakistan for the attack, a complaint rejected by Islamabad.
