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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday, reaffirming Türkiye’s readiness to “do its utmost to prevent further escalation of tensions” between India and Pakistan.
According to the Turkish Communications Directorate, the phone call focused on the rising tensions between the two countries, the May 6 attack, and the latest developments in the region.
“In the call, President Erdogan expressed Türkiye’s solidarity with Pakistan, extended his condolences to the Pakistani martyrs of the attack, and wished a speedy recovery to the injured,” the directorate said on X.
Erdogan voiced support for Pakistan’s “calm and measured approach” to the situation.
The Turkish leader also backed Pakistan’s proposal for a neutral, transparent, and credible international investigation into the April 22 attack in Jammu and Kashmir.
On Wednesday, Islamabad reported that at least 26 civilians were killed and 46 others injured in India’s “Operation Sindoor” in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. New Delhi claimed the operation targeted “terrorist infrastructure” in Pakistan.
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