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US President on Wednesday (local time) reacted to India's midnight airstrikes on the bases of terror groups situated in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Trump called the strikes "a shame" and said that he hoped all the conflicts between India and Pakistan would "end very quickly." Trump said India and Pakistan have been fighting for a long time, and people knew "something was going to happen".

“It's a shame, we just heard about it just as we were walking in the doors of the Oval. I guess people knew something was going to happen based on a little bit of the past," Trump said.

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"They've been fighting for a long time. They've been fighting for many, many decades and centuries, actually, if you really think about it,” he said, adding, "I just hope it ends very quickly."

Donald Trump's reaction came as Indian armed forces launched ‘Operation Sindoor' early Wednesday, carrying out missile strikes on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, including Bahawalpur, which is a stronghold of the Jaish-e-Mohammad terror outfit.

A US State Department spokesperson later said, "We are aware of the reports, however we have no assessment to offer at this time. This remains an evolving situation, and we are closely monitoring developments." The US State Department has said it was in touch with the Asian neighbours at multiple levels, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio held calls last week with both nations.

The Indian Army also posted on its official X handle, "Justice is Served. Jai Hind. "Altogether, nine (9) sites have been targeted. Our actions have been focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in the selection of targets and the method of execution."

The Army said that these steps come in the wake of the barbaric Pahalgam terrorist attack in which 25 Indians and one Nepali citizen were murdered. "We are living up to the commitment that those responsible for this attack will be held accountable. There will be a detailed briefing on Operation Sindoor, later today," the army said.

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Meanwhile, the Pakistani Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, also confirmed the strike on his country. "The missile strikes were fired by India at Kotli, Bahwalpur and Muzaffarabad in a cowardly attack amid intense tensions between the two countries in the wake of a militant attack in occupied Kashmir," the Pakistan army confirmed.

 

(With Agencies Inputs)