India, April 26 -- Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that Islamabad is ready for 'neutral investigation' into the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, that killed 26 people.

He also stated that Pakistan is "prepared to defend sovereignty", an AFP report said.

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Sharif's remarks comes after Pakistan's defence minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif told the New York Times that Islamabad was "ready to cooperate" with any investigation conducted by "international inspectors".

The attack in Baisaran, near Pahalgam, left 26 people, mostly civilians, dead. In response to the terrorism, India announced stringent measures against Pakistan, including the suspension of the Indus Waters Treat...