US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for a decrease in the tension between Islamabad and New Delhi.
On the telephone conversation of Rubio with the commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces of Pakistan, General Sayed Asim Munir was reported in the US State Department.
“At the beginning of a constructive conversation, the Secretary of State again called on both parties to find methods for de -escalation and offered US assistance to prevent future conflicts,” said Tammy Bruce, spokeswoman for the US Department of State, commenting on the conversation.
The conversation took place shortly after the Pakistani army announced the beginning of the operation “Bunyan-I-Marsus” (“Iron Wall”) aimed at military facilities in India in response to Indian blows to Pakistan.
The department noted that the head of the American diplomatic mission announced the readiness of Washington to promote the beginning of a constructive dialogue between the two countries in order to prevent further armed clashes.
According to the Pakistani media, during the conversation, General Munir said that if India does not stop attacks, Islamabad would be forced to give a “more tough answer.”
Rubio’s call took place after the diplomat held separate conversations on Thursday with Pakistan Prime Minister Shakhbaz Sharif and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of India, Subrahmakhmaniam Jayshankar, calling both sides to the “immediate de-expression” against the background of a military escalation between two nuclear powers
– exacerbation of the conflict after the missile strikes of India
India on May 6 struck missile strikes on the territory of Pakistan, including the Azad Kashmir district, located under Pakistani control. The attack was a response to a terrorist attack, which occurred on April 22 in the Indian district Pakhalgam, as a result of which 26 people were killed.
According to the Indian side, nine goals that she described as “terrorist objects” were successfully affected.
However, the Pakistani authorities claim that the attacks were on six civilians, as a result of which 33 people were killed, including a child, 62 were injured.
The Pakistani Army announced the confusion of five Indian fighters during the attack, but in New Delhi refuted this information.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers called military strokes as a “Operation Sindur”, calling them a “moment of pride”. The word “Sindur”, according to the Hindi dictionary, denotes a red powder that married women in India apply on the forehead.
In response, Pakistan Prime Minister Shakhbaz Sharif, in circulation to the nation, said that India would be responsible for the consequences of terrorist attacks, adding that Pakistan would avenge the dead.
In the morning, on Saturday, May 10, there were reports that the Indian army struck missile attacks on three airfields in Pakistan. In response, the Pakistani army held a counterattack, announcing the destruction of a number of Indian objects, including the S-400 anti-aircraft missile system