South Asia | Pakistan

• Bilawal urges world to stand against Indian aggression, says water an existential issue for Pakistan • Ex-US diplomat endorses call for neutral Pahalgam probe, regrets Pak-US ties ‘still stuck in the past’ • VP Vance meets Indian delegation as US officials assure Pakistan of ‘equal representation’ WASHINGTON: As fomer foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari blamed India for pushing South Asia towards the first nuclear war over water, a former US ambassador to Pakistan endorsed Islamabad’s demand for an independent inquiry into the Pahalgam incident, which led to a full-blown conflict between Islamabad and New Delhi. At a policy forum hosted by the Middle East Institute (MEI) in Washington, former US ambassador to Islamabad Anne Patterson stressed that the United States-Pakistan relationship was hindered by mistrust, despite ongoing security cooperation. “The US-Pakistan relationship is so stuck in the past that India was not required to present any forensic or investigative evidence after the Pahal­gam atta...

Head of Pakistan’s diplomatic delegation in New York and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that the delegation's primary agenda is to promote peace in South Asia.

ISLAMABAD - President, Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday emphasised that becoming a nuclear power was not merely a demonstration of the country’s technological advancement—it was a calculated decision to ensure peace through strength, to maintain the strategic balance in South Asia, and to protect the nation against any.

Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar, has reiterated that lasting peace in South Asia hinges on the resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed gratitude to US President Donald Trump for his invaluable offer to play a greater role in bringing lasting peace to South Asia.

Pakistan has called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to play an active role in de-escalating tensions in South Asia to safeguard regional and global peace.

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif had a telephone conversation with the Amir of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, on Thursday evening and discussed developments in South Asia.

Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar, briefed the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Group of Ambassadors in New York on the evolving security situation in South Asia, highlighting India's recent provocative actions.