Pakistan open to resolving all outstanding issues with India, PM Shehbaz Sharif

Pakistan is ready to hold "meaningful dialogue" with India to resolve all outstanding issues, said the country's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday during his meeting with British High Commissioner Jane Marriott. 

Marriott had called on Sharif at the PM House in Islamabad. 

"The Prime Minister expressed his appreciation for the UK’s role in de-escalation of tensions during the Pakistan-India standoff and reiterated that Pakistan was ready for a meaningful dialogue with India on all outstanding



issues," said an official statement, as reported by news agency PTI. 

Ties between New Delhi and Islamabad deteriorated after India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 in response to the deadly Pahalgam attack that claimed 26 lives, mostly tourists. The strikes triggered four days of intense clashes that ended with an understanding on stopping the military actions on May 10.

India, however, has repeatedly made it clear that it will hold talks with Pakistan only after Islamabad vacates the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).