Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif appeals for India talks in UNGA address, hails Trump role in mediation

New Delhi: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said tat he was ready for talks with India and hailed the role of U.S. President Donald Trump, who has been peeved by New Delhi's reticence on his diplomacy.

Sharif addressed the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, a day after he met with Trump at the White House alongside Pakistani military chief Field Marshal Asim Munir.

While addressing the UNGA, Sharif said: "Pakistan stands ready for a composite, comprehensive and result-oriented dialogue with India on all outstanding issues. South Asia requires proactive rather than provocative leadership."

In May this year, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered attacks on Pakistani military sites in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 innnocent tourists were killed in Jammu and Kashmir.

He also claimed that the Pakistani fighter jets turned seven Indian jets into scrap during a military conflict in May earlier this year. He praised the Pakistani Air Force pilots as “falcons” for their role in the conflict, referring to the Indian military’s actions as “unprovoked aggression.”

India, however, dismissed these claims as baseless, asserting that Pakistan’s military harbours terrorism and downplays its own losses.

He also described Trump's leadership as "bold and visionary", as he said that had Trump not intervened in a timely way and “decisively, the consequences of a full-fledged war would have been catastrophic.

Sharif lauded Trump as “a man of peace” and praised his “bold and visionary leadership” in brokering the ceasefire. Sharif expressed deep appreciation for Trump’s active role, stating the nomination was the least Pakistan could do to honour his contribution to peace in the region.

Pakistan also denied responsibility and harif, in his speech claimed victory against what he described as "aggression".

"India came shrouded in arrogance but we sent them back in humiliation, delivering a bloody nose," he said.

Trump announced a ceasefire after four days of fighting, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying India and Pakistan would hold talks on their disagreements at a neutral site.

Modi had played down any role by Trump. The once-tight U.S. relationship with India has since soured, with Trump imposing tariffs over India's purchases of oil from Russia.

Pakistan PM, PPP chief praise Trump for role in India-Pakistan de-escalation, want him to facilitate dialogue with India

"Pakistan stands ready for a composite, comprehensive and result-oriented dialogue with India on all outstanding issues. South Asia requires proactive rather than provocative leadership," Mr. Sharif said in his speech to the UN General Assembly.

Trump's embrace of Pakistan in turn marks a shift after former U.S. President Joe Biden kept the country at arm's

length, alarmed by Islamabad's relationship with the Taliban during the two-decade U.S. war in Afghanistan.

Shortly before the May conflict, a company run by the Trump family signed an agreement with Pakistan on cryptocurrency.

Pakistan for long have been seeking an international role on Kashmir but India has refused.