Aamir Latif
23 July 2025•Update: 23 July 2025
KARACHI, Pakistan
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reiterated his willingness Wednesday for “meaningful dialogue” with longtime rival India on all outstanding issues, state-run Radio Pakistan reported.
He conveyed the message in a meeting in his office with British High Commissioner to Pakistan Jane Marriott.
There has been no immediate reaction from New Delhi.
Sharif said he appreciated the UK’s role in de-escalating the worst Pakistan-India hostilities in decades during a four-day standoff in May, which was triggered by an attack in Indian-administered Kashmir in April that left 26 tourists dead.
New Delhi blamed Islamabad for the attack. Islamabad denied the allegations, and called for a neutral investigation.
The hostilities ended after US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire May 10.
The two nuclear neighbors have long been locked in a slew of land and sea disputes, mainly on long-standing Kashmir and water sharing.
Sharif also welcomed the British government’s decision to resume Islamabad's official Pakistan International Airlines flights to the UK.
