Pakistan, May 30 -- Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar strongly criticized India on Friday, calling it a "serious threat to regional and global peace and security" during an international mediation conference in Hong Kong.

Speaking at the signing ceremony for the newly established International Organization for Mediation (IOMed), Dar expressed pride in representing Pakistan at what he called a historic moment. He described the launch of IOMed as a milestone for promoting diplomacy and multilateralism in global conflict resolution.

Dar highlighted that Pakistan takes pride in being a founding member of IOMed. He praised China's leadership for initiating this effort and compared the development to China's earl...