I just hope it ends very quickly: Donald Trump on India’s military strikes on terror infra in Pakistan

<p> New York/Washington, May 7 (PTI): Shortly after India carried out military strikes targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir early Wednesday, US President Donald Trump said he hopes that the hostilities will end “very quickly”.</p><p> “It’s a shame, he said, adding, “We heard about it just as we were walking in the doors of the Oval (Office). I guess people knew something was going to happen based on a little bit of the past.” “They’ve been fighting for a long time. They’ve been fighting for many, many decades and centuries, actually, if you really think about it,” Trump said.</p><p> Asked if he has any message for the countries, he said, “No, I just hope it ends very quickly.” In retaliation against the Pahalgam terror attack, Indian armed forces carried out missile strikes on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) including Bhawalpur, a stronghold of the Jaish-e-Mohammad terror outfit.</p><p> The military strikes were carried out under ‘Operation Sindoor’, the defence ministry said.</p><p> India’s actions came two weeks after the Pahalgam terror attack triggered widespread outrage in India and abroad.</p><p> “These steps come in the wake of the barbaric Pahalgam terrorist attack in which 25 Indians and one Nepali citizen were murdered,” the Defence Ministry said in the statement.</p><p> “We are living up to the commitment that those responsible for this attack will be held accountable,” it said. PTI YAS/MPB RT RT RT</p><p><i>(This story is published as part of the auto-generated syndicate wire feed. No editing has been done in the headline or the body by ABP Live.)</i></p>