{"id":6140,"date":"2025-05-04T18:04:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T18:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=6140"},"modified":"2025-05-04T18:04:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T18:04:08","slug":"ishaq-dar-rejects-indian-allegations-in-call-with-russian-fm-lavrov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=6140","title":{"rendered":"Ishaq Dar rejects Indian allegations in call with Russian FM Lavrov"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar rejected what he described as India\u2019s \u201cbaseless allegations and inflammatory rhetoric\u201d against Pakistan, during a telephone call with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement from Foreign Office, Dar also condemned India\u2019s unilateral decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), calling it a breach of New Delhi\u2019s international obligations.<\/p>\n<p>The foreign minister briefed Lavrov on the evolving regional situation following heightened tensions between Islamabad and New Delhi. He reiterated that while Pakistan remains committed to regional peace, it will \u201cfirmly safeguard its sovereignty and national interests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dar renewed Pakistan\u2019s call for \u201can international, transparent, and independent investigation\u201d into the recent Pahalgam incident, rejecting any attempt to link Pakistan to the matter without evidence.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov expressed concern over the situation and underscored the need for diplomacy. \u201cBoth sides must exercise restraint and avoid escalation,\u201d he said, according to the Foreign Office.<\/p>\n<p>The two leaders also reviewed the state of Pakistan-Russia relations and reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation in trade, energy, and defence.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar rejected what he described as India\u2019s \u201cbaseless allegations and inflammatory rhetoric\u201d against Pakistan, during a telephone call with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Sunday. According to a statement from Foreign Office, Dar also condemned India\u2019s unilateral decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), calling it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6140"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6140\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}