‘Hope it ends quickly’: World leaders react to India’s strikes in Pakistan after Pahalgam attack
Hours after India carried out strikes against terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he hopes the hostility “ends quickly”, Reuters reported.
“It’s a shame, we just heard about it,” Trump told reporters 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.”
He added: “I just hope it ends very quickly.”
On X, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that he echoed Trump’s comments “that this hopefully ends quickly”. He said Washington will continue to “engage both Indian and Pakistani leadership towards a peaceful resolution”.
The Indian Air Force targeted nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir as part of Operation Sindoor on Wednesday. The strikes were in response to the Pahalgam terror attack, said India’s Ministry of Defence.
“Our actions have been focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature,” the ministry said. “No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and methods in Pakistan.”
“We are living up to the commitment that those responsible for the attack will be held accountable,” it added.
Responding to the developments, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged India and Pakistan to exercise “maximum restraint”.
“The world cannot afford a confrontation between the two...
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