US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he hoped clashes between India and Pakistan end "very quickly," after New Delhi's forces launched strikes and Islamabad vowed retaliation.
"It's a shame, we just heard about it," Trump said at the White House, after the Indian government said it had hit "terrorist camps" on its western neighbor's territory following a deadly attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir.
"I guess people knew something was going to happen based on the past. They've been fighting for many, many decades and centuries, actually, if you really think about it," he added.
In a calibrated military response following the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 25 Indians and one Nepali citizen, Indian armed forces launched strikes early Wednesday on nine terrorist locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, including Bahawalpur, a known base of the Jaish-e-Mohammad group. The cross-border action, conducted under " Operation Sindoor," was announced by the Indian Army through an official statement at 1:44 a.m.
The Indian Army said, “A little while ago, the Indian Armed forces launched 'Operation Sindoor' hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed.” The statement emphasised that the operation was “focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature.”
“No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution,” the Army added.
The strikes follow a high-level security review meeting held on April 29, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi granted the armed forces complete operational freedom to plan the response. The government reiterated its stance that those responsible for the April attack in Pahalgam would be held accountable.
“These steps come in the wake of the barbaric Pahalgam terrorist attack in which 25 Indians and one Nepali citizen were murdered,” the Army said.
Top military officials monitored the operation closely, and government sources confirmed that it was executed under strategic oversight.
"It's a shame, we just heard about it," Trump said at the White House, after the Indian government said it had hit "terrorist camps" on its western neighbor's territory following a deadly attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir.
"I guess people knew something was going to happen based on the past. They've been fighting for many, many decades and centuries, actually, if you really think about it," he added.
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In a calibrated military response following the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 25 Indians and one Nepali citizen, Indian armed forces launched strikes early Wednesday on nine terrorist locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, including Bahawalpur, a known base of the Jaish-e-Mohammad group. The cross-border action, conducted under " Operation Sindoor," was announced by the Indian Army through an official statement at 1:44 a.m.
The Indian Army said, “A little while ago, the Indian Armed forces launched 'Operation Sindoor' hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed.” The statement emphasised that the operation was “focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature.”
“No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution,” the Army added.
The strikes follow a high-level security review meeting held on April 29, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi granted the armed forces complete operational freedom to plan the response. The government reiterated its stance that those responsible for the April attack in Pahalgam would be held accountable.
“These steps come in the wake of the barbaric Pahalgam terrorist attack in which 25 Indians and one Nepali citizen were murdered,” the Army said.
Top military officials monitored the operation closely, and government sources confirmed that it was executed under strategic oversight.
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