‘Hope It Ends Very Quickly’: Trump As India Strikes Terror Infrastructure In Pakistan, PoK

<p>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&rsquo;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,&rdquo; Trump said.</p>
<p>Asked if he has any message for the countries, he said, &ldquo;No, I just hope it ends very quickly.&rdquo; 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.&nbsp;</p>
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