RIYADH: The Saudi Foreign Ministry has expressed concern over the heightened tensions between Pakistan and India after a shooting incident in the Pahalgam area of the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
“The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia expresses its concern regarding the escalating tension between the Republic of India and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan,” the ministry said in a statement on X.
The Kingdom urged both nations to de-escalate, avoid further escalation, and resolve their disagreements through diplomatic channels.
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The ministry asked the two countries to uphold the principles of good neighbourliness and strive for stability and peace for the welfare of their people and region.
Pahalgam Crisis
The statement came against the backdrop of heightened tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours after gunmen attacked tourists in the Pahalgam area of occupied Kashmir on 22 April, killing 26 people and injuring 17.
India swiftly blamed Pakistan for the attack without presenting any credible evidence. Pakistan condemned the attack and strongly rejected the Indian government’s baseless accusations.
A day after the Pahalgam incident on 23 April, India’s Cabinet Committee on Security approved measures including the closure of the Wagah-Attari border crossing and the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty.
In response, Pakistan’s National Security Committee (NSC) met on 24 April and warned that any attempt by India to block water flows into Pakistan would be considered an act of war.
Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar also held a telephone conversation with Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan and briefed him on India’s baseless allegations.
Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on late Tuesday claimed that “credible intelligence” reports suggested that India plans to conduct military action against Pakistan in the next 24 to 36 hours—an action he warned would have “catastrophic consequences for the entire region and beyond”.
“Pakistan has credible intelligence that India intends to carry out military action against Pakistan in the next 24-36 hours on the pretext of baseless and concocted allegations of involvement in the Pahalgam incident,” said the minister while speaking to the media.
Pakistan PM briefs UN chief on tensions with India
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday held a telephone conversation with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, during which he firmly rejected Indian allegations linking Pakistan to the Pahalgam incident and warned of serious consequences in the event of any Indian misadventure.
During the telephone call, PM Shehbaz and the UN chief discussed the recent developments in South Asia.
The Prime Minister affirmed that Pakistan condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, while highlighting the significant sacrifices rendered by the country in the global war against terror.
India running terror network in Pakistan: DG ISPR
Earlier, Pakistan military’s spokesman, Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, presented irrefutable evidence revealing India’s involvement in undertaking cross-border terrorism inside Pakistan.
Addressing a press conference in Rawalpindi, the military’s spokesman revealed that a full-fledged Indian terror network has been uncovered within Pakistan.
The DG ISPR said that seven days had passed since the Pahalgam incident, but so far, India had not provided a “shred of evidence” for its “baseless allegations” against Pakistan.
