“Hope Pakistan will cooperate to ensure…”: JD Vance Investigation on Pahalgam Terrorist Attack | Indian News
U.S. Vice President JD Vance said in an interview Thursday that the United States hopes Pakistan will work with India to ensure that terrorists are “hunted”.
This is after the Pahalgam terrorist attacks in Jamu and Kashmir, 26 of whom were killed and several others were injured. Diplomatic and border tensions between India and Pakistan have grown in the wake of the attacks.
In an interview with Fox News, Vance made his first public comment on the Pahalgam attack and said: “We hope India will respond to this terrorist attack in a way that will not lead to wider regional conflict.”
Speaking about Pakistan’s cooperation with India, the U.S. vice president of Fox News in the United States added the show, frankly, Pakistan is responsible to some extent, working with India to ensure that terrorists sometimes operate on their territory and are hunted and dealt with. ”
Vance visited India with his family on April 22 when a terrible attack occurred in Pahalgam. In an article on social media platform X, he condemned the attack and expressed solidarity with the victims and their families.
We stand on the Pahargam terrorist attack
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday, a rising tension between the two countries. He asked Pakistani officials to cooperate in the investigation and work to ease tensions.
US State Department spokesman Tammy Bruce also said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has received full support from the Donald Trump administration. She added that they have been communicating with the Indian and Pakistani governments.
India's measures after Pahargam attack
India lowered ties with Pakistan after the Pahargam attack and announced various diplomatic measures, including a moratorium on the Indian Waters Treaty, closing its airspace to Pakistan Airlines and closing the Atari-Waga border. Pakistan also suspended the Simla agreement.
(with IANS input)
