MOSCOW, May 5. /TASS/. Islamabad is in constant contact with Moscow on the issue of settlement between Pakistan and India, Ambassador to Moscow Muhammad Khalid Jamali said in an interview with TASS.

"We are already in touch with the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since the last meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif in Astana last year, we have had many exchanges of visits. There is no need to go into details, but in the last month alone, we have had at least four high-level [visits], from Russia to Pakistan and from Pakistan to Russia, respectively," he said.

The ambassador pointed out that consultations have not been interrupted. "And we consider Russia an important player in international politics. We have very good relations with Russia at the moment, and we continue to consult on many issues," the diplomat added.

New Delhi has recorded Pakistani servicemen firing across the Line of Control every night in the week since the attack in the popular tourist town of Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir. The latest exchange of fire was the 10th in a row. Senior Indian and Pakistani military officials held talks on April 29, with the Indian side protesting. New Delhi has warned Islamabad against unwarranted ceasefire violations by the Pakistani army along the Line of Control.

On April 22, armed individuals opened fire on tourists in the town of Pahalgam in northern India, killing 25 Indian nationals and one tourist from Nepal. According to Indian media, the attack was carried out by the Resistance Front, the sabotage wing of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba radical group (outlawed in Russia).

Following the attack, India reduced its embassy staff in Islamabad by half, declared the Pakistani diplomatic mission’s military advisors personae non gratae, and closed the key Attari checkpoint on the border with Pakistan. Additionally, Indian authorities suspended the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan and stopped issuing visas to Pakistani nationals.