Pakistan, May 16 -- Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has confirmed that top military officials from Pakistan and India will hold another round of talks on May 18 to further explore avenues for peace between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.

Speaking to a private television channel, Dar said the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) from both sides are set to resume dialogue via hotline. The upcoming conversation will mark the fourth such exchange in recent days.

The two DGMOs - Major General Kashif Abdullah of Pakistan and Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai of India - last spoke on Thursday in what was described as a constructive conversation aimed at maintaining the recently established ceasefire and advancing...