Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has appealed to the United States and President Donald Trump to facilitate dialogue with India amid continued tensions following Operation Sindoor. This comes even as New Delhi remains firm in rejecting any third-party mediation, especially on matters like Kashmir and cross-border terrorism.
Speaking at an event hosted by the US Embassy in Islamabad, Sharif credited Trump with helping de-escalate military tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours following India’s precision BrahMos strikes on May 9–10 — a move Sharif admitted had disrupted a planned Pakistani military offensive.
“On 10 different occasions, President Trump has taken credit for facilitating the ceasefire between India and Pakistan — and rightly so,” Sharif said, echoing earlier remarks by former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, who also praised Trump’s role.
Sharif further appealed to Washington to play an active role in facilitating comprehensive dialogue, suggesting that continued US involvement would benefit regional stability.
India, however, has categorically denied any role played by external actors in halting military action post-Operation Sindoor. Officials have reiterated that India acted purely in self-defense following the deadly Pahalgam terror attack, and engagement with Pakistan is strictly bilateral and conditional on Islamabad’s verifiable crackdown on terrorism.
New Delhi has also refuted Pakistan’s narrative that the US was instrumental in achieving the ceasefire, clarifying that India’s military decisions were independent and sovereign, and not influenced by foreign diplomatic pressure.
As tensions persist, India’s global outreach — including delegations like the one led by Shashi Tharoor to Washington — continues to highlight Islamabad’s complicity in cross-border terrorism and reject attempts to internationalize the Kashmir dispute.
