India’s High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria called on Pakistan’s National Security Advisor Nasir Khan Janjua on Tuesday and had “constructive discussions” with him. However, while the Indian statement on the meeting referred only to “issues of Indian concern”, Pakistan’s statement said the two sides had discussed the “worsening situation” in Kashmir and the possibility of reviving bilateral dialogue, something New Delhi has refused to return to since 2016 .

Official sources said the meeting had been scheduled a week earlier.

“The Indian High Commissioner sensitised the Pak NSA on issues of India’s concern. Constructive discussions took place on improving the bilateral relationship,” sources added.

The Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement made several references to recent violence in Kashmir, calling for an end to what it called “ongoing human rights violations” there.

The MEA declined to comment on the divergence in the statements issued in New Delhi and Islamabad. Sources said the meeting was routine, adding that “envoys call regularly on dignitaries of the host country.”