
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar addresses the meeting of SCO Council of Foreign Ministers, on July 15, 2025 in Tianjin, China. — Screengrab via YouTube/Geo News
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Pakistan on Tuesday confirmed its commitment to ceasefire with India, just weeks after the two countries faced its intense conflict in decades, warning the use of power to routinely.
Addressing the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Ministers for Ministers Council in the Chinese city of Tanjan, Dar said that Pakistan is fully committed to regional ceasefire and balanced security environment.
However, he warned that peace could not be achieved if repression and aggression were allowed to become state craft’s standard tools.
“Today, Pakistan is steadfast in its commitment to ceasefire and cultivation of stable regional balance,” said Dar. “But we cannot accept that the use of power is normalized.”
The heavy fighting between Pakistan and India in the decades was born on April 22 in India’s illegal occupation of Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), killing 26 people, most of whom were tourists. New Delhi blamed Pakistan for the attack, Islamabad denied the allegation.
In response to the attacks on the cross-border India, Pakistan launched Operation Bonyan Um-Marsus after lowering the Indian Air Force’s six jets, which included three Rafael in response to Indian aggression.
The two countries agreed on the US broker ceasefire on May 10, after a four -day armed conflict.
In his address today, the Foreign Minister emphasized that all disputes and differences should be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy rather than conflict and conflict. He added, “The launch of a comprehensive and structural dialogue can resolve the full spectrum of issues that has long been promoted peace and security in South Asia.”
Dar also emphasized the importance of strictly adhering to bilateral agreements as a prerequisite to restore regional trust and prevent future growth.
Referring to the recent tensions in South Asia, Dar said that Pakistan had adopted a stop and responsible approach despite provocative rhetoric and “strategic negligence” from its neighbor.
He added, “Events since April 22, 2025 also confirm a central truth of South Asian GeoPolitics … The last -long -standing dispute is essential for sustainable peace in the region.”
He called on the SCO to remain a platform for mutual respect and regional stability based on the sovereign equality of the states, adding that sustainable peace needs to be resolved for a fair and unlawful resolution of lawful and lawful sources.
He said that Pakistan was ready to work with all regional partners under the SCO framework to advance peace, development and communication through collective cooperation rather than confrontation.
‘Stable force’
Meanwhile, the Foreign Minister reiterated that Pakistan appreciates the SCO as a platform for political, strategic and economic importance.
“At a time when the global poem is facing deep challenges, the SCO has emerged as a stable force,” he said, adding that its comprehensive view of the states to identify the sovereignty of the states and to achieve peaceful resolutions for conflicts, offering an alternative to the aggression, the confrontation, and the confrontation.
“SCO’s commitment to consensus, development and mutual respect is a light of hope for building a better and equal world.”
He confirmed the ban on the goals and principles of charter of charter of charter of the principles and principles of Pakistan, the UN, SCO and international law.
He added, “In the pursuit of peace and security, we believe in non -aggression, non -interference in internal affairs. The threat of non -use of force or its use in international relations, as well as to achieve unilateral military superiority in the region.”
“We emphasize the resolution of long -standing disputes according to peaceful sources, dialogue, diplomacy and international law, justice and justice.”
Recognizing the need to strengthen the SCO structure in accordance with modern needs and developing challenges, Dar said that Pakistan supports the ongoing modernization process and is constructively engaged in its development. “The establishment of four new centers dealing with various aspects of security will strengthen cooperation between SCO countries.”
‘Terrorism’
He also focused on the growing activities of terrorism around the world, saying that terrorism is a common concern for humanity, which is a threat to global security.
He said that all forms of terrorism, including state terrorism, are condemnable, adding: “We should refrain from using terrorism for political purposes and to address this threat through a cooperative approach to resolving its main reasons.”
Talking about Afghanistan, Dar noted that tolerating peace and stability in Afghanistan is the basis of a shared desire. “In this context, the SCO-Afghanistan contact group can serve as a valuable platform for practical and results based on practical and results.”
He also called for concrete steps within the existing SCO mechanisms for trade and development and promoted the use of national currencies for mutual settlement in the SCO region to avoid international financial shock. “We support the proposal to create a SCO alternative development funding method so as to provide the desired stimulus to various style development measures.”