Highlighting Pakistan’s sacrifices in the global fight against terrorism, Shehbaz cited over 90,000 casualties and $600 billion in economic losses. His statement follows Defence Minister Khawaja Asif’s interview with The New York Times, reiterating Pakistan’s readiness to cooperate with international inspectors.
Meanwhile, India has pointed to cross-border links with Lashkar-e-Taiba in the Pahalgam attack, a claim that Pakistan has firmly denied. Diplomatic fallout has deepened, with India suspending the Indus Water Treaty and Pakistan retaliating by suspending the Shimla Agreement and closing its airspace to Indian flights.
The United Nations has urged both sides to exercise maximum restraint, while countries like Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the United States have offered to mediate to prevent further escalation. As global eyes remain fixed on South Asia, the region faces its most severe diplomatic crisis in recent memory following one of the deadliest attacks in Kashmir in decades.
