Pakistan has condemned the recent attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain, urging parties to exercise “maximum restraint” and avoid further escalation.

Responding to a question during a weekly press briefing, FO Spokesperson Tahir Andrabi noted that the recent escalation was “worrisome”.

“Pakistan condemns this drone and missile attack that targeted the state of Kuwait and the Kingdom of Bahrain also,” he said.

“We hope that the parties will adhere to the ceasefire understanding — that the ceasefire will continue and hostilities will cease. These are definitely major obstacles towards reaching a settlement. When hostilities take place, the window for dialogue and diplomacy shrinks,” he noted.

Stating that Islamabad’s channels of communication remained open, Andrabi said Pakistan urged “exercising maximum restraint, avoiding further escalation, refraining from any action that undermine the safety and well-being of civilians, protecting civilian infrastructure, and pursuing dialogue and diplomacy”.

“We condemn attack on all sides, these hostilities shrink the space for dialogue and diplomacy. Any armed attack, any hostility, which shrink the dialogue space is indeed condemnable,” he reiterated.