Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump said he hopes India and Pakistan “stop” what he calls “tat tat” action, saying whether he can do any “help” and he will be there.
Trump made remarks after strikes against terrorist targets in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK) and Pakistan's Punjab province on Wednesday. Pakistani troops carried out the most intense artillery and mortar shellings on LOC villages along Jamu and Kashmir for several years.
“Oh, that's horrible. My position is that I'm all getting along well. I know very well and I want to see them fix it. I want to see them stop and hope they can stop now. They've gone tat, so hope they can stop now. I know both know very well and we're all good.
“The good relationship with the two, I hope to stop,” Trump said in response to the question of “war” between India and Pakistan.
David Perdue spoke in the Oval Office after his oath.
Hours after India's strike, Trump has said that India and Pakistan have been fighting for a long time and people know that “something will happen.”
“It's a shame, like we're walking on the door of the Oval (office) and we've just heard of it. I just heard of it. I think people know that people will happen to something based on a little bit of the past. They've been fighting for a long time.
When asked about the attacks between India and Pakistan, Trump said: “In fact, they have been fighting for decades and centuries of battles, if you really think about it.”
When asked if he had any information about both countries, he said: “No, I just hope it ends soon.”
Meanwhile, a senior U.S. military commander said the U.S. is “closely watching the situation” after India's military strike.
“Now, publicity for anything. We are very careful about the situation. We are building nests in senior headquarters and USINDOPACOM as information about these strikes becomes clearer,” General Ronald Clark said in a digital press conference on Wednesday.
India launched Operation Sindor earlier on Wednesday, killing John and 26 people in Pahalgam, Kashmir, in retaliation against the April 22 terrorist attacks.
Pakistan Army spokesman Lieutenant Ahmed Sharif Choudhury said 31 people were killed and 57 others were injured in the Indian missile strike launched shortly after midnight.
In addition, after the Indian missile strike, Pakistani troops have been killed and injured in the years targeting the forward villages along Loc and Kashmir, at least 13 people, including four children and a soldier.
