US President Donald Trump termed rising India-Pakistan tensions a ‘shame’, after India launched missile attacks on Pakistan following Pahalgam incident.
India blamed Pakistan for the April 22 attack. Pakistan denied the claims and called for a neutral probe.
Pakistan said it was mounting a response to India’s military actions that occurred early on Wednesday Asia time and late Tuesday U.S. time.
“It’s a shame, we just heard about it,” Donald Trump told reporters, opens new tab at the White House. “I guess people knew something was going to happen based on a little bit of the past. They’ve been fighting for a long time.”
The U.S. president added: “I just hope it ends very quickly.”
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on X, opens new tab he was “monitoring the situation between India and Pakistan closely” while adding that Washington will continue to engage the nuclear-armed Asian neighbors towards a “peaceful resolution.”
