Islamabad:
India sending an Israeli manufacturing drone dam in several cities in Pakistan on Thursday, international and regional actors were actively involved with the two nuclear neighbors in order to request a de -escalation and avoid a wider potential conflict.
Unlike the previous series of military confrontations, the current phase seems to have placed the region on an indisputable territory where any calculation error could lead to a major disaster, said people familiar with the diplomacy of the bank.
Sources have said that the United States and Saudi Arabia appeared as two main interlocutors between Pakistan and India. These efforts were more visible on Thursday. While Saudi Arabia sent its deputy to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir to New Delhi during an unexpected visit, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to the Saudi Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal Bin Farhan and subsequently called Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Reading the State Department said that Secretary Rubio and the Saudi Foreign Minister have discussed regional security issues, economic commitment and efforts to defuse tensions between India and Pakistan. He would not provide more details.
The United States is working in tandem with Saudi Arabia to prevent a new escalation between Pakistan and India. Saudi Arabia has a long -standing relationship with Pakistan and has developed close links with India in recent years.
Given the geostrategic and economic interests of Saudi Arabia, the climbing of tensions leading to a broader conflict between India and Pakistan will harm its interests.
Pakistan, according to sources, told Saudi and American interlocutors that Islamabad had never wished to climb in tensions. He completely blamed New Delhi for the current crisis. Pakistan has been believed to have told these international players that the country wanted the international community to condemn Indian missile strikes targeting innocent civilians.
Pakistan also informed them that under the pretext of Pahalgam’s attack, India was trying to move away from the Industry Water Treaty, a water sharing agreement that survived wars and other tension phases between the two countries.
The sources said that Pakistan has asked the United States and Saudi Arabia that India had to repair its ways and will have to reverse its decision to keep the Treaty.
These international diplomatic efforts have at least led to the opening of a direct communication channel between Pakistan and India at the level of national security advisers. Vice-Prime Minister Ishaq Dar confirmed Wednesday that the Pakistani lieutenant-general of NSA Asim Malik, who happens to be the head of the ISI, was in contact with his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval. The director general’s military operations were also in contact with their hotline.
The United States and Saudi Arabia have convinced both parties to speak at least even during the times of crisis.
A statement published by the Prime Minister’s office said that the Prime Minister told Secretary Rubio that Pakistan firmly condemned India missile and drone strikes, which led to the death of 31 civilians, injuries to 57 others and damage to civil infrastructure. The attacks of India had violated the sovereignty of Pakistan and territorial integrity, while seriously putting peace and stability in the region of South Asia, he added.
The Prime Minister reaffirmed the company of Pakistan resolved to defend at all costs its sovereignty and its territorial integrity. He noted that the people of Pakistan were scandalized by the notes of not provoked war of India and stressed that Pakistan reserved the right to act in self -defense, in accordance with article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations.
The Prime Minister appreciated President Trump’s concerns about the current security situation in South Asia.
Secretary Rubio noted that the United States was following the situation in South Asia closely, because it is committed to promoting peace and stability in the region. To this end, he underlined the need for Pakistan and India to work in close collaboration to defuse the situation.
In Washington, the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, urged de -escalation and expressed his support for direct dialogue in distinct calls with the Minister of Indian External Affairs
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday, said the spokesman for the US State Department Tammy Bruce.
Rubio, in the two telephone calls that took place before the last explosions, “said the need for immediate de -escalation,” said Bruce in call readings.
“He expressed American support for direct dialogue between India and Pakistan and encouraged continuous efforts to improve communications,” said Bruce.
Showing the delicate balance of the balancing of Rubio diplomacy, the readings of the two spokespersons of the State Department, sent within a minute of the other, also included tailor-made messages for each side.
For Jaishankar, Rubio reaffirmed his commitment to work with India in the fight against terrorism, said Bruce.
He expressed his pain to PM Shehbaz for the reported loss of civil lives in the current conflict between the two neighboring countries, while also urging Pakistan to take support to support the terrorist groups, she said.
Separately, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, held a telephone call with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and the Commission Security / Vice-President Policy (HR / VP), Kaja Kallas on the initiative of the latter.
The two leaders also discussed the regional situation on May 2, 2025, a press release published by the spokesman for foreign offices said.
During the call, the deputy Prime Minister thanked Kallas for the support and solidarity of the EU with Pakistan in these difficult times.
He firmly condemned the act of blatant war of India, which violated the sovereignty of Pakistan and compromised regional peace and stability.
Stressing that the actions of India violated the United Nations Charter, international law and the standards governing interstate relations, the DPM / FM has rejected India’s baseless allegations to target terrorist infrastructure. He reiterated that there was no credible evidence connecting Pakistan to the attack on Pahalgam.
He added that Pakistan reserved the right to respond appropriately at a time and a place of choice, in accordance with article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations and as devoted to international law.
HR / VP Kallas have expressed sincere condolences for loss of civilian life and extended its sympathies to the families of the victims. She reiterated that the two parties had to exercise a complete restraint and continue dialogue and diplomacy.
