‘president Trump, Secretary Rubio Have Made Clear’: Us Says It Stands With India; Un Urges New Delhi, Islamabad To Exercise Restraint 

The United States has said it stands pinch India and condemns each acts of terrorism, while nan United Nations urged some India and Pakistan to workout maximum restraint. 

“As President (Donald) Trump and Secretary (Marco) Rubio person made clear, nan United States stands pinch India, powerfully condemns each acts of terrorism," State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce said Thursday, further adding, “We believe for nan lives of those mislaid and for nan betterment of nan injured and telephone for nan perpetrators of this heinous enactment to beryllium brought to justice.” 

When asked if nan US sees Pakistan arsenic perchance being down nan Pahalgam onslaught and if Washington is playing a portion successful mediating betwixt nan 2 sides, Bruce said they would not beryllium making immoderate comments astatine this time.

"What I tin show you is, of course, arsenic we each know, it’s a quickly changing business and we are monitoring it closely, arsenic you mightiness imagine. And we, of course, are not now taking a position connected nan position of Kashmir aliases of Jammu either, truthful that’s really going to beryllium nan grade of what I tin opportunity today.”

Meanwhile, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, urging some nan nations to workout restraint to not further escalate matters, stated that they are pursuing nan business “very intimately and pinch very awesome concern”. 

Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for nan Secretary-General, responding to a mobility connected whether Guterres had immoderate interaction pinch New Delhi and Islamabad, said, “We were very clear successful our condemnation of nan panic onslaught that occurred successful Jammu and Kashmir, connected nan 22nd, 2 days ago, which killed a ample number of civilians.”

"Any issues betwixt Pakistan and India, we judge tin beryllium and should beryllium resolved peacefully, done meaningful, communal engagement,” Dujarric said.

Twenty-six civilians, mostly holidayers, were killed successful an onslaught wherever terrorists opened occurrence astatine Pahalgam’s Baisaran meadow, which is known arsenic mini-Switzerland, and is simply a celebrated attraction for tourists. Following this, India downgraded negotiated ties pinch Pakistan, expelled Pakistani subject attaches, suspended nan Indus Water Treaty of 1960, and unopen down nan Attari land-transit post. 

Pakistan said it “shall workout nan correct to clasp each bilateral agreements pinch India, including but not constricted to nan Simla Agreement, successful abeyance.” It besides closed disconnected its airspace for Indian flights.

Published on: Apr 25, 2025 8:47 AM IST