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Pakistan Appreciates US Role in Facilitating Ceasefire with India

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Pakistan's foreign minister Ishaq Dar recently expressed appreciation for US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio's role in de-escalating tensions between Pakistan and India by facilitating a ceasefire. This statement comes after Donald Trump repeatedly claimed that he brokered a ceasefire between the two nuclear-armed neighbors. However, India has denied this claim, stating that the ceasefire understanding with Pakistan happened after a phone call between the Pakistani and Indian directors general of military operations on May 10.

Key Takeaways:

  • Pakistan's foreign minister Ishaq Dar appreciated the role of US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in facilitating a ceasefire with India, according to a statement by the Pakistan foreign office.
  • The statement cites Dar's meeting with Rubio in Washington as evidence of US involvement in the ceasefire.
  • India disputes Trump's claims that the ceasefire resulted from his intervention and trade threats, stating that the ceasefire understanding was reached bilaterally between New Delhi and Islamabad.
  • The ceasefire was declared on May 10, following a three-day period of missile and drone attacks between the two nations.
  • Operation Sindoor, which was in response to a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam in April, led to a significant escalation in tensions between India and Pakistan.
  • The Resistance Front (TRF), a front for Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), has been declared a designated terror organisation by the US.

Statistics:

  • 26 people were killed in the April 22 terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam.
  • 9 terror targets in PoK and Pakistan were struck by India on May 7 in response to the attack.
  • The two nations exchanged missile and drone attacks across three days, starting May 7.
  • The ceasefire was declared on May 10.
  • TRF, a terror organisation, has been responsible for multiple attacks in Kashmir.

Sources:

  • Hindustan Times, "Pakistan appreciates US role in facilitating ceasefire with India", July 26
  • Pakistan foreign office, statement on Ishaq Dar's meeting with Marco Rubio in Washington

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