ISLAMABAD: The United States ( US) has called for a “responsible resolution” between India and Pakistan following the April 22 attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 tourists.
India blamed Pakistan for the Pahalgam attack without presenting any evidence. Pakistan, on other hand, denied involvement and demanded an impartial investigation into the incident that left at least 27 tourists dead in the Pahalgam area in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
In response to the attack, India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty, and Pakistan closed its airspace to Indian airlines
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Indian and Pakistani leaders, reiterating U.S. support for India against terrorism, while urging both sides to reduce tensions.
Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Ishaq Dar, said that Islamabad will not be the one to do the first strike but will respond to any aggression with full force and firm resolve if India attacks.
Addressing a press conference along with Director General of the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR )Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, Deputy PM Ishaq said that Pakistan has no link to the Pehalgam incident, nor benefits from it. The world should think about why India is showing so aggression.
Pakistan cautions the international community that Indian escalation risks triggering disastrous consequences in the nuclearized region and beyond.
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He termed Indian’s violation of the Indus Water Treaty as an Act of War. Unilateral IWT change by India means war. However, Islamabad will not be the one to do the first strike but will respond to any aggression with full force, said Dar.
