Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar has said that UK’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy, with whom he spoke earlier today, also “played a role” in the ceasefire between Pakistan and India.

“We jointly agreed [on ceasefire] but obviously, these countries were involved,” Dar told Geo News, referring to his conversations with Turkiye’s and the UK’s top diplomats.

“UK’s foreign secretary also played a role today,” the deputy PM highlighted.

“This background diplomacy, WhatsApp diplomacy has been going on today,” he added.

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