Pakistan has called for a “neutral” investigation into the killings, saying Islamabad is willing to cooperate and favours peace. Pakistan PM Sharif says “perpetual blame game” between India and his country must come to a halt. Protesters demonstrated outside the Pakistani embassy in Kathmandu to denounce the deadly attack in Pahalgam.

Pakistan PM’s remarks came amid speculation about further measures by India over the ‘cross-border linkages’ to the Pahalgam terror attack

An attack on tourists in India's Himalayan territory of Kashmir this week sparked a new crisis between nuclear armed South Asian neighbours India and Pakistan, with New Delhi blaming militants with "cross-border linkages" for the killings.