Overview

• Pakistan’s foreign minister told Al Jazeera that India never agreed to third-party involvement during the post–Operation Sindoor pause in hostilities.
• Ishaq Dar said a May 10 offer for talks was relayed via Washington with a neutral venue suggested, but by July 25 Secretary of State Marco Rubio conveyed India’s stance that it was a bilateral issue.
• India has maintained the May 10 halt followed a call from Pakistan’s DGMO to India’s DGMO, with no external mediation, according to Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri.
• President Trump has repeatedly claimed the United States brokered the ceasefire, a narrative Dar’s remarks publicly contradict and New Delhi has long denied.
• Dar said Pakistan remains willing to engage, seeking comprehensive talks on terrorism, trade, the economy and Jammu & Kashmir, while asserting that India has not responded to third-party proposals.