Ready To Engage In Peace Talks With India: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif

<div class=”text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD” data-testid=”paragraph-0″>Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said he was ready to engage in peace talks with India, days after the casefire between two nations amid <a title=”Operation Sindoor” href=”https://news.abplive.com/topic/operation-sindoor” data-type=”interlinkingkeywords”>Operation Sindoor</a>.</div>
<div class=”text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD” data-testid=”paragraph-0″>&nbsp;</div>
<div class=”text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD” data-testid=”paragraph-0″>Earlier on Wednesday, the Pakistani prime minister invited India to a comprehensive dialogue to address the bilateral issues, including the Kashmir dispute and the water distribution.</div>
<div class=”text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD” data-testid=”paragraph-0″>&nbsp;</div>
<div class=”text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD” data-testid=”paragraph-0″>The latest remarks by the Pakistani PM comes as Islamabad said that the ceasefire between India and Pakistan has now been extended until May 18. Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Ishaq Dar on Thursday said that the Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) of Pakistan and India talked over a hotline to discuss the ceasefire and it has been extended to May 18.</div>
<div class=”text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD” data-testid=”paragraph-0″>&nbsp;</div>
<div class=”text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD” data-testid=”paragraph-0″>Meanwhile, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar earlier in the day said that India’s relations and dealings with Pakistan will be strictly bilateral, which is a national consensus for many years and there is absolutely no change in that consensus. He also said that the Indus Waters Treaty will continue to be held in abeyance until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably stops its support for cross-border terrorism.&nbsp;</div>
<div class=”text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD” data-testid=”paragraph-0″>&nbsp;</div>
<div class=”text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD” data-testid=”paragraph-0″>India and Pakistan reached an understanding on May 10 to end the conflict after four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes.&nbsp;</div>
<div class=”text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD” data-testid=”paragraph-0″>&nbsp;</div>
<div class=”text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD” data-testid=”paragraph-0″>India carried out precision strikes under ‘Operation Sindoor’ on terror infrastructure early on May 7 in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people.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.</div>