Tension for India as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi makes Pakistan-centric statements in Islamabad after Delhi visit

Kashmir has long been a contentious issue between India and Pakistan, marked by repeated episodes of violence driven by cross-border terrorism from Pakistan. Recently, India initiated Operation Sindoor in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed the lives of 26 innocent civilians. Now, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has made a strong statement in connection with Kashmir.

Earlier on Friday, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said that Pakistan was ready for a comprehensive dialogue with India to discuss Kashmir and all other pending issues. “Talks, whenever held, will be not just Kashmir but on all issues,” Dar said while talking to journalists outside the parliament in Islamabad, where he was asked about talks with India.

India has made it clear that it will only have a dialogue with Pakistan on the return of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and the issue of terrorism. Dar, who is also the Deputy Prime Minister, emphasised that Pakistan had made it clear from the outset that discussions with India would not take place on any single-point agenda.