Wednesday, May 7, 2025 - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday expressed hope that the ongoing hostilities between India and Pakistan would de-escalate swiftly, following Indian missile strikes on targets inside Pakistan.
“They’ve been fighting for many, many decades,” Trump said
during a White House event. “I just hope it ends very quickly.”
He added, “People knew something was going to happen based on
a little bit of the past.”
India launched the strikes in retaliation for a late April
attack in the disputed Kashmir region, which left at least 26 civilians dead.
New Delhi claimed the operation targeted militant hideouts responsible for the
attack.
Pakistan’s military reported that the Indian strikes killed
eight people and injured 33 others. Meanwhile, Indian sources said at least
three civilians were killed by Pakistani shelling in Indian-administered
Kashmir.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he was closely
monitoring the situation between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
“I echo (Trump’s)
comments earlier today that this hopefully ends quickly and will continue to
engage both Indian and Pakistani leadership towards a peaceful resolution,”
Rubio posted on social media platform X.
India and Pakistan have fought three wars since gaining
independence in 1947 and have repeatedly come close to a fourth conflict over
the contested Kashmir region, which is divided between them and also claimed by
China.
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