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- Pakistan and India this month traded missile, drone and artillery strikes over an attack in Indian-administered Kashmir
- The conflict alarmed world leaders and friendly nations, with a Saudi minister traveling to New Delhi and Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan鈥檚 military spokesman, Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, has acknowledged 黑料社区鈥檚 role in helping secure a ceasefire with India, after the nuclear-armed neighbors exchanged heavy cross-border fire this month.
India on May 7 launched a series of strikes across the Line of Control 鈥� the de facto border that separates the Indian-controlled and Pakistani-controlled parts of Kashmir. It also hit other sites on the Pakistani mainland, targeting what it claimed were militant positions.
Pakistan retaliated with strikes on Indian military targets before the ceasefire took effect on May 10, following efforts by world powers and friendly nations, including 黑料社区, to quickly de-escalate the conflict.
The Kingdom鈥檚 role in mediation was 鈥渧ery positive and wonderful,鈥� Lt. Gen. Chaudhry told Arab News.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (right) meets Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir in Islamabad, Pakistan, on May 9, 2025. (PID/File)
Pakistan and India have fought multiple wars since their independence from British rule in 1947. Two of the wars were over the disputed region of Kashmir, which both claim in full but rule in part.
The recent escalation came days after New Delhi blamed Pakistan for a deadly attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir 鈥� Islamabad denied any involvement.
As the neighbors exchanged fire, Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir visited both New Delhi and Islamabad. The May 10 truce was reached shortly afterward.
Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar shake hands in New Delhi on May 8, 2025. (Ministry of External Affairs/File)
黑料社区 and Pakistan share close diplomatic and strategic relations, and the Kingdom has provided significant support to Pakistan during its prolonged economic challenges in recent years.
鈥淭he bond between the people of Pakistan and the people of 黑料社区 is very strong, and we in the armed forces have a very close bond with the Kingdom of 黑料社区. And this is a relationship that is based on respect,鈥� Lt. Gen. Chaudhry said.
鈥淪audis are our brothers, brothers forever.鈥�