Pakistan Open To Dialogue With India To Discuss Kashmir, All Other Issues: FM Ishaq Dar

<p>Islamabad, Aug 22 (PTI) Pakistan was ready for a comprehensive dialogue with India to discuss Kashmir and all other pending issues, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Talks, whenever held, will be not just Kashmir but on all issues,&rdquo; Dar said while talking to journalists outside the parliament in Islamabad, where he was asked about talks with India.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>He said Pakistan had not requested any mediation but was offered a meeting at a neutral venue. &ldquo;We were told to sit down at a neutral location, and I said if that is the case, we are willing to meet,&rdquo; he claimed.</p>
<p>Dar said he received a call from the US for a ceasefire with India.</p>
<p>&ldquo;I received a call from the US for a ceasefire,&rdquo; Dar said. &ldquo;I had made it clear that Pakistan did not want a war.&rdquo; India carried out precision strikes under ‘<a title=”Operation Sindoor” href=”https://news.abplive.com/topic/operation-sindoor” data-type=”interlinkingkeywords”>Operation Sindoor</a>’ on terror infrastructure early on May 7 in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people.</p>
<p>Following the Indian action, Pakistan attempted to attack Indian military bases on May 8, 9 and 10. The Indian forces launched a fierce counter-attack on several Pakistani military installations.</p>
<p>India and Pakistan reached an understanding on May 10 to end the conflict after four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes.</p>
<p>Dar said that the ceasefire agreement with India is holding.</p>
<p>Responding to a question, Dar said that the US Secretary of State&rsquo;s visit to Pakistan has not yet been scheduled.&nbsp;</p>
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