New Delhi: Pahalgam Terror Attack Updates: The United States has encouraged New Delhi and Islamabad to de-escalate tensions that have continued since the April 22 attack in Jammu and Kashmir, which killed 26 civilians. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Foreign Minister S Jaishankar and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, reaffirming the US’s commitment to cooperate with India against terrorism and urging Pakistan’s cooperation in investigating the “unconscionable” attack in Kashmir.
Even as ceasefire violation continued along the Line of Control for the seventh consecutive day, India and Pakistan continued to take counter-measures against each other. India shut down its airspace to all Pakistan-owned and operated planes, while also blocking the social media accounts of popular Pakistani actors.
At such a time, Pakistan has announced the appointment of its Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lieutenant General Asim Malik’s appointment as the country’s National Security Adviser.