India requested ADB to halt financial support to Pakistan: Reports

New Delhi: The Indian government has escalated its diplomatic measures against Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack, with New Delhi requesting the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to suspend financial assistance to Islamabad, according to an NDTV report.

Citing official sources, the report said that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman raised the issue with ADB President Masato Kanda during a recent meeting. The move comes amid rising tensions between the two countries after the deadly terror strike in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam region.

India has been stepping up pressure on Pakistan diplomatically and economically, holding it responsible for supporting terror networks targeting Indian soil.

Foreign Minister of Iran, Abbas Araghchi, is scheduled to visit India, the Embassy of Iran in India shared the information on Monday in a post on X.

As per the embassy, the Iranian Foreign Minister will visit India after a stop in Islamabad, where he will hold talks with Pakistani officials.

"Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is scheduled to visit India this Thursday, after holding talks with Pakistani officials in Islamabad", the post on X read.

The top diplomat is set to participate in the Joint Economic Commission, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said in a press briefing in Tehran as reported by state media IRNA.