Pakistan’s delegation in U.K. following talks in U.S. over conflict with India

Pakistan's delegation advocates for peace and highlights water dispute with India during diplomatic engagements in the UK.

Pakistan's high-level delegation led by former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has arrived in the U.K. following diplomatic engagements in New York over the recent military conflict with India, a media report said.

The nine-member group on Sunday (June 8, 2025) held talks with United Nations representatives, diplomats from member states, and senior U.S. officials to present Pakistan's narrative on the conflict following the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives, The Express Tribune reported.

In response to the Pahalgam terror attack, India targeted terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, following which Islamabad resorted to military action, leading to clashes between the two countries' military.

“Our message was clear – Pakistan seeks peace,” former foreign secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani, a member of the delegation, said in Islamabad.

Mr. Jilani said Islamabad sought the resolution of all issues, including the Indus Waters Treaty, through dialogue.

Speaking to the media, lawmaker Khurram Dastgir highlighted the regional impact of the water dispute and called for the restoration of the 1960 World Bank-mediated treaty, which India said remained in abeyance until Islamabad ended its support for cross-border terrorism.

“We explained to U.S. officials that India’s suspension of the treaty endangers the livelihood of 240 million people and undermines the region’s stability,” he said.