Pakistan Ambassador Asks Trump For Help In Handling Dispute With India

Pakistan’s ambassador to nan United States urged President Donald Trump to thief activity retired an statement pinch India, according to a Fox News Digital study Friday, May 2. 

In an exclusive question and reply pinch nan news outlet, Ambassador Rizwan Saeed Sheikh called what’s happening a “nuclear flashpoint.”

“It could beryllium an important portion of President Trump’s bequest to be to this business — not pinch a Band-Aid solution, but by addressing nan halfway issue: nan Kashmir dispute,” he said to Fox. 

Disputed territory

India and Pakistan some declare nan full territory of Kashmir while controlling different parts of it. The 2 countries person fought 3 wars since 1947, 2 of which were complete nan region. 

In nan early greeting hours of Wednesday, April 30, Pakistani officials claimed they had “credible intelligence” astir expected Indian subject action. 

These allegations came aft gunmen opened fire connected a group of pilgrims successful Pahalgam, a celebrated tourer destination successful nan Kashmir Valley, connected April 22. According to Indian officials, 26 group were killed successful nan attack, which they called a deliberate targeting of Hindus.

Pakistan denied involvement. Saeed told Fox that Pakistan’s petition for grounds tying it to nan onslaught and an connection to participate successful a neutral enquiry went unanswered.

On Saturday, May 3, India’s subject said troops from Pakistan fired crossed nan separator for a ninth consecutive night, according to nan Associated Press. Pakistan test-fired a ballistic rocket arsenic well, nan AP reported.

International reactions

Along pinch Trump, Saeed said he wanted different countries to thief pinch a deal, according to Fox.  

“Previously, erstwhile nan business has been astatine this level aliases nan tensions person escalated, nan world organization has attended to nan situation, but taken their eyes, their attraction away, moreover earlier nan business could afloat diffuse,” Saeed said. “This time, possibly it would be… timely successful position of nan business elsewhere connected nan globe, pinch akin instances, which 1 tin statement and spot and are being attended to, to possibly not spend a Band-Aid solution, but to reside nan broader problem.”

The United Nations warned astir nan dangers of escalation. According to a spokesperson, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres held calls pinch officials successful Pakistan and India connected Tuesday, April 29, and urged them to debar a conflict pinch “tragic consequences.”

On April 30, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said to Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif. According to statements from State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce, Rubio encouraged some countries to de-escalate tensions and support bid and information successful South Asia.

While boarding Air Force One connected Friday, April 25, Trump said nan countries will “get it figured retired 1 measurement aliases nan other,” adding, “There’s awesome hostility betwixt Pakistan and India, but location ever has been.”