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Chinese Ambassador Jiang Zaidong met with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday local time and exchanged views on the current Pakistan-India situation, according to a press release published by the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan on its WeChat account on Friday.
Prime Minister Sharif briefed the ambassador on recent tensions between India and Pakistan, which were triggered by a sudden incident in the Kashmir region. He expressed appreciation for China's constructive efforts to promote peace and stability in South Asia and to help de-escalate the situation, according to the release.
Sharif reaffirmed Pakistan's commitment to safeguarding its national sovereignty, security, and dignity, and expressed a willingness to continue communication and coordination with all parties to jointly prevent further escalation and uphold peace and stability in South Asia, the press release stated.
Jiang thanked Prime Minister Sharif and stated that China understands Pakistan's legitimate security concerns and supports its efforts to safeguard national sovereignty and security interests. Jiang expressed China's support for a prompt and impartial investigation into the incident and called on both India and Pakistan to exercise restraint, meet each other halfway, properly manage differences, and jointly safeguard regional peace and stability.
Tensions between the two South Asian neighbors escalated following a deadly attack on tourists in Pahalgam, in Indian-controlled Kashmir, earlier this month, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
Fears of a broader conflict intensified earlier this week when Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar posted on X on April 30 that his country had "credible intelligence that India intends carrying out military action against Pakistan in the next 24-36 hours." CNN later reported that the timeframe had passed without incident.
Pakistani and Indian fighter jets were involved in a brief standoff around the airspace over the Line of Control late Tuesday night, Pakistani security sources said on Wednesday, Xinhua reported on Wednesday.
Four Rafale fighter jets of the Indian Air Force conducted a high-altitude patrol in the airspace over the Indian-controlled Kashmir along the Line of Control, prompting an immediate and vigilant response from Pakistan's Air Force, the sources told Xinhua.
Indian local media such as the Hindu also reported on Wednesday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the Indian armed forces have his full confidence and "complete operational freedom to decide on the mode, targets and timing" of India's response in the aftermath of Pahalgam attack.
Also, the director general of the Pakistani military's media wing on Tuesday accused India of being directly involved in orchestrating acts of terrorism within Pakistan, presenting "irrefutable evidence" of "state-sponsored terrorism," Xinhua reported in another report on Wednesday.
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