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    ‘India’s Been Saying It’s Bilateral’: Pakistan Minister Ishaq Dar’s Big TV Admission Cites US

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    By News18,Shobhit Gupta

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    'India's Been Saying It’s Bilateral': Pakistan Minister Ishaq Dar's Big TV Admission Cites US

    Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said that India categorically rejected any third-party involvement during Operation Sindoor, insisting that the conflict was a bilateral matter between New Delhi and Islamabad. His remarks effectively undercut US President Donald Trump’s repeated claim that he had mediated between the two countries.
    Speaking to Al Jazeera, Ishaq Dar revealed that during his meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington on July 25, he was told that India had made its stance unambiguous.
    “When I met Secretary Rubio on July 25 in Washington, I asked him about the status of dialogue between India and the US over the conflict. Rubio replied that India said it is a bilateral issue,” Ishaq Dar said.
    He added that while Islamabad did not object to outside involvement, New Delhi had always maintained that issues with Pakistan were to be handled strictly on a bilateral basis.
    “We don’t mind third-party involvement, but India has categorically been stating it’s a bilateral matter. We don’t mind bilateral, but the dialogues have to be comprehensive- on terrorism, trade, economy, Jammu and Kashmir, all subjects that we have discussed earlier,” Ishaq Dar told the channel.
    Earlier this month, Ishaq Dar had also admitted that it was Pakistan itself that requested a ceasefire after suffering losses from Indian strikes during Operation Sindoor.
    “We did not ask the United States or any other country to arrange talks. The ceasefire request came from Pakistan,” he said in a separate media interaction.
    BJP Slams Congress
    Ishaq Dar’s admission triggered a sharp reaction from the BJP, which accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of echoing Pakistan’s line while attacking the government over Donald Trump’s mediation claims.

    THERE WAS NO 3RD PARTY MEDIATION.
    Rahul Gandhi, listen carefully → Pakistan’s own Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar told Al-Jazeera that India categorically rejected any third-party ceasefire mediation.
    Stop peddling lies. Stop echoing Pakistan’s propaganda. pic.twitter.com/ib3ccDjch0
    — Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) September 16, 2025

    “There was no 3rd party mediation. Rahul Gandhi, listen carefully → Pakistan’s own Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar told Al Jazeera that India categorically rejected any third-party ceasefire mediation. Stop peddling lies. Stop echoing Pakistan’s propaganda,” BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
    Donald Trump’s Mediation Narrative
    Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that the May 10 ceasefire between India and Pakistan was the result of his personal intervention. Immediately after the truce, he posted on his social media platform Truth Social, “After a long night of talks mediated by the United States, I am pleased to announce that India and Pakistan have agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire. Congratulations to both countries.”
    Since then, Donald Trump has reiterated the claim more than 40 times, presenting it to European leaders and NATO officials as evidence of his statesmanship.
    India, however, has consistently maintained that there was no US role in the ceasefire, which followed direct communication between New Delhi and Islamabad after Indian strikes under Operation Sindoor hit multiple terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

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