UK, Pakistan FMs meet after India conflict

ISLAMABAD, May 16 (AFP): UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy met with his Pakistani counterpart in Islamabad on Friday, a week after the country's most serious military confrontation with India in decades.

The latest conflict between nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan had sparked global concerns that it could spiral into a full-blown war before a ceasefire was announced by United States President Donald Trump.

Lammy was received by Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar at the Foreign Office, images broadcast by state television showed.

The United Kingdom was among several nations to urge de-escalation after last week's clashes, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer said at the time that Britain was "urgently engaging" with both countries.