Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has urged the United Kingdom, which enjoys good relations with both Pakistan and India, to play its part in de-escalating the situation in the region.

He was talking to UK High Commissioner to Pakistan, Ms. Jane Marriott, who called on him in Islamabad today.

The Prime Minister shared Pakistan's perspective on the prevailing situation in South Asia, in the aftermath of the Pahalgam incident.

While rejecting India's attempts to link Pakistan to the incident without providing any evidence, the Prime Minister reiterated his offer for a transparent, credible and neutral international investigation into the incident and invited the U.K. to join it.

The Prime Minister noted that with the support of friendly countries, including the United Kingdom, his government’s foremost priority remained advancing economic growth and development of the country. He said Pakistan would never take any action that could imperil regional peace and security.

On the occasion, the British High Commissioner thanked the Prime Minister for sharing Pakistan's position and said that the UK would work closely with Pakistan and India for maintaining regional peace and security.