'great Tension Between Pakistan And India... They'll Figure It Out': Donald Trump On Pahalgam Terror Attack

US President Donald Trump connected Friday commented connected nan escalating tensions betwixt India and Pakistan, saying nan 2 countries person ever had disputes and would resoluteness them “one measurement aliases nan other.”

“There person been tensions connected that separator for 1,500 years. So you know, nan aforesaid arsenic it's been, but they'll get it figured retired 1 measurement aliases nan other. I'm sure... I cognize some leaders. There is awesome hostility betwixt Pakistan and India. But location ever has been," Trump said.

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One en way to Rome, Trump referred to nan agelong history of conflict betwixt nan 2 neighbours. “I americium very adjacent to India and I'm very adjacent to Pakistan, arsenic you know. And they've had that conflict for 1,000 years successful Kashmir. Kashmir has been going connected for 1,000 years, astir apt longer than that. And it was a bad 1 yesterday, though, that was a bad one. Over 30 people,” he said, reacting to nan caller panic attack.

Trump was responding to questions astir nan deadly Pahalgam panic onslaught successful Jammu and Kashmir, wherever 26 civilians, mostly tourists, were killed erstwhile terrorists opened occurrence connected Tuesday. The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of nan banned Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (Let), claimed work for nan strike, nan deadliest battle successful nan Valley since nan 2019 Pulwama attack.

"Unprovoked" firing crossed LoC

In nan latest, Pakistan continued its violative across the Indian border. Violating nan ceasefire on nan Line of Control (LoC) successful Kashmir, nan Pakistani service opened occurrence crossed nan separator area, according to defence sources.

The charismatic further noted that nan Indian service has retaliated to nan unprovoked firing from them. 

"On nan nighttime of April 25-26, unprovoked mini firing was carried retired by aggregate Pakistan Army posts each crossed nan Line of Control (LoC) successful Kashmir," nan Srinagar-based defence charismatic said.

He said service troops responded to nan ceasefire violations appropriately pinch mini arms.

"No casualties person been reported," he added.

Speculative firing took spot connected 25th April arsenic well, pinch subject sources indicating that Pakistani troops whitethorn beryllium testing nan readiness of Indian soldiers amidst increasing calls successful India for decisive action against violent hotspots on nan LoC.

Published on: Apr 26, 2025 8:35 AM IST