ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday accused India of "jeopardizing the peace and stability of the entire region," following a standoff between Indian and Chinese troops in the border region of Ladakh.
The accusation came from Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who also said the showdown was sparked by Indian infrastructure works in the disputed area.
"The recent conflict between China and India was triggered by the latter’s illegal constructions in Ladakh. In the wake of the law and order situation in the region, the international community should take immediate notice of the Indian government's growing extremism and hegemonic agenda,” Qureshi said in a statement.
Earlier this week and in a series of tweets, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan also attacked India by saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government is "becoming a threat to India’s neighbors."
Pakistani Foreign Office spokeswoman Aisha Farooqui told Arab News on Friday that regional peace and security are being threatened by India on both the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan and the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China, as well as on its border with Nepal.
“Increasingly we see a pattern whereby India has taken unilateral actions in violation of established mechanisms and bilateral understandings and agreements with its neighbors,” Farooqui said.
On May 10, the Indian army reported that several Indian and Chinese soldiers were injured in a cross-border clash at Naku La in North Sikkim, which borders Bhutan, Nepal and China. The focus has since moved to India's Ladakh region across the border from Tibet.
India and China fought a war over India's northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh in 1962. China still claims some 90,000 square kilometers of territory under New Delhi's control.
While no shot has been fired across their border for more than four decades, there have been numerous face-offs. In 2017, there was a 72-day showdown after Chinese forces moved into the disputed Doklam plateau on the China-India-Bhutan border.
On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump offered to mediate the dispute.
"We have informed both India and China that the United States is ready, willing and able to mediate or arbitrate their now raging border dispute,” Trump wrote in a Twitter post.
India, however, sidestepped the offer and announced it would resolve the matter diplomatically.
"India is committed to the objective of maintenance of peace and tranquility in the border areas with China. At the same time, we remain firm in our resolve to ensure India's sovereignty and national security,” India’s foreign ministry spokesman, Anurag Srivastava, told reporters during a media briefing on Thursday.
Pakistan accuses India of threatening regional peace and stability
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Pakistan accuses India of threatening regional peace and stability
- India on Thursday said it would peacefully resolve its border conflict with China
- The stand-off began in early May with a scuffle between Indian and Chinese border troops
Pakistan says defense pact with Saudi Arabia elevated brotherly ties to ‘new heights’
- Pakistan, Saudi Arabia signed strategic defense pact last year pledging aggression against one will be treated as attack on both
- Deputy PM Ishaq Dar says enduring bonds with Islamic and Arab nations form vital pillar of Pakistan’s foreign policy
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar said on Wednesday that Pakistan’s defense pact with Saudi Arabia elevated its brotherly ties with the Kingdom to “new heights,” stressing that close ties with Arab and Islamic nations form a key pillar of Islamabad’s foreign policy.
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed a Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement on Sept. 17 last year, pledging that aggression against one country would be treated as an attack on both, enhancing joint deterrence and formalizing decades of military and security cooperation.
Both nations agreed in October 2025 to launch an economic cooperation framework to strengthen trade and investment ties.
“In the Middle East, our landmark Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement with Saudi Arabia has elevated our brotherly ties to new heights,” Dar said while speaking at the Pakistan Governance Forum 2026 event in Islamabad.
The Pakistani deputy prime minister was speaking on the topic “Navigating International Relations Amidst Changing Geo-Politics.”
Dar noted that Pakistan has reinforced partnerships with other Middle Eastern nations such as the UAE, Qatar, Jordan, Oman, Egypt and Bahrain. He said these partnerships have yielded “concrete agreements” in investment, agriculture, infrastructure, and energy sectors.
“Our enduring bonds with Islamic and Arab nations form a vital pillar of our foreign policy, and we will continue to expand our partnerships across Asia, Latin America, and Africa,” he said.
Dar pointed out that the presidents of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan have undertaken visits to Pakistan in recent months, reflecting Central Asian nations’ desire to boost cooperation with Islamabad.
On South Asia, the Pakistani deputy PM said Pakistan has successfully transformed its fraternal ties with Bangladesh into “a substantive partnership.”
“Similarly, the trilateral mechanism involving China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh has been launched with a view to expanding and deepening regional cooperation and synergy,” the Pakistani minister said.
He said Islamabad has strengthened its “all-weather” partnership with China via the second phase of the multi-billion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor agreement and “unwavering support” from both sides for each other’s core interests.
Dar said Pakistan had also reinvigorated its partnership with the US, advancing cooperation in trade, technology, investment, and regional stability.
“This calibrated approach has enhanced our ability to navigate complexity with skill and confidence, ensuring that our national interests are served without compromising our core foreign policy principles,” he said.
