US is insisting on India and Pakistan to make tensions after cashmir attack harmless

At India and Pakistan, the US urged to work together to “de-escalate” tensions after a deadly militant attack in Kashmir, last week, killed 26 civilians.

State Secretary Marco Rubio held individual discussions with Indian Foreign Minister and Pakistani Prime Minister on Wednesday and called on them to “maintain peace and security in South Azia”.

India accuses Pakistan of supporting militants behind The attack of April 22 in a picturesque meadow near the resort city of Pahalgam. Islamabad rejects the allegations.

On Wednesday, India also announced the closure of his airspace for all Pakistani aircraft, in the last of a series of tit-for-tat measures taken by both parties.

The “Perpetrators, Backers and Planners“Van de Pahalgam attack” must be brought to court, “wrote the Indian Minister of Foreign Affairs S Jaishankar on X after telephone with his American counterpart, as a rubio expressed his grief And confirmed Washington’s support in India’s fight against terrorism.

In the meantime, the best American diplomat expressed the need to “condemn the terror attack“In his conversations with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

At Islamabad he insisted on working together “in investigating this unconscious attack”.

During the call, Sharif “rejected Indian attempts to link Pakistan to the incident”, a statement from his office. The Pakistani Prime Minister also insisted on the US to “make an impression on India to call the rhetoric and act in a responsible manner”.

The phone calls come after the Minister of Pakistan had warned the Minister of Pakistan that they had “credible information” suggesting India could start military action Against the country in the next 24-36 hours. Delhi has not publicly commented on these claims.

There has been speculation about whether India will respond with military strikes against Pakistan, as it did after deadly militant attacks in 2019 and 2016. Islamabad warned for retribution in the event of military action from India.

In the midst of increasing tensions, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held back-to-back meetings this week with senior state and defense officials in Delhi.

On Wednesday, the Indian Cabinet Committee for Safety, led by Modi, met for the second time since the attack.

This came a day after the prime minister, in his meeting with the best defense officials of India, gave the armed forces a free hand to decide on the “timing, goals and mode” in their response to the Pahalgam attack, according to Indian News With reference to public sources.

Troops from both sides have traded intermittent small arms fire across the border in recent days.

On Tuesday India “strong objection“On several ceasefires by Pakistan during a weekly call between high army officials from both countries, Indian News sales points reported.

A day later, India announced that it would not allow Pakistani aircraft – commercial or military – to fly over his airspace and respond to a similar step of Pakistan.

Last week India suspended the most visa that were given to Pakistani nationals and asked them to leave the country within a few days, the deadline for which has since expired. It has also suspended an important agreement for sharing water with Pakistan.

Islamabad Revenge With similar visa hangings and by suspending a peace treaty from 1972 with Delhi.

Since the measures were announced, 786 Pakistani civilians have left India And 1,465 Indians have returned from Pakistan, say media reports.

In the meantime, the Instagram accounts from a number of Pakistani film actors and celebrities have been blocked in India.

Searching for some celebrity accounts are now becoming not available.

“This is because we have met a legal request to limit this content,” is an Instagram report.

India has not officially noticed why the accounts were taken offline. More than a dozen Pakistani news channels were also forbidden earlier this week in India for spreading what was described as provocative content, Media reports say.

Kashmir, who fully claim India and Pakistan, but only partially managing, is a flash point between the two nuclear arming countries since they were divided in 1947.

Indian-managed Kashmir has seen an armed rebellion against Indian domination since 1989, with militants focusing on security forces and citizens.

India has not mentioned any organization that suspects that the attack is being carried out, but initially it was reported that a group called the resistance front was behind the attack. However, the group denied involvement in a statement issued days later. It is said that it is affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba, a militant group established in Pakistan, which classifies India as a terrorist.

Indian police mentioned Three of the four suspected attackers. They said that two Pakistani nationals were and one local man from the Indian managed Kashmir. There is no information about the fourth man.

Many survivors said that the shooters were specifically aimed at Hindu men.

The attack, the deadliest attack on citizens in two decades in the disputed area, has fueled widespread anger in India.

Modi has sworn to take revenge against the perpetrators.

“India will identify, follow, follow and punish the people behind the attack” outside their imagination “,” Modi said in a fiery speech days after the murders last week.

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