Pakistan says will consider de-escalation if India doesn't attack again

Pakistan's Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar. (AP photo)

Pakistan on Saturday said that it will consider de-escalation if India does not carry out further attacks as conflict between the two countries reached a tipping point.

Pakistan's foreign minister Ishaq Dar signalled that his country is willing to take the off-ramp if India does not retaliate further.

Sources told News18 that Islamabad is seeking to establish communication with New Delhi to arrange a meeting between representatives of both nations.

Earlier today, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held separate calls with Ishaq Dar and external affairs minister S Jaishankar and urged both sides ti find ways to de-escalate the current situation and re-establish direct communication.

India on Saturday deplored Pakistan for irresponsibly targeting civilian infrastructure in the country, including schools and medicare centres, while also launching a variety of "threat vectors" to attack military infrastructure over the last 24 hours.

In a joint press briefing, Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, flanked by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, said that Pakistan on May 9 and 10 mounted an aerial offensive targeting 26 locations across Indian cities.

Singh added that the Indian armed forces successfully neutralised these threats and majority of the vectors but added that limited damage was sustained to equipment and personnel and IAF stations at Udhampur, Pathankot, Adampur and Bhuj.