MANILA: United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that he is hopeful that the United States will be able to play a part in de-escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. The US secretary of state said that US “was and will continue to be engaged with the issue between India and Pakistan”. Earlier, United States President Donald Trump said that “reasonably attractive news” has been received from Pakistan and India and hoped that escalation between the two countries “will be coming to an end”. Tensions between Pakistan and India have heightened after New Delhi, without any proof, had blamed Pakistan for harbouring terrorists behind the Pulwama attack. PM Khan, in response, called for dialogue and urged India to provide actionable intelligence.

Source: Pakistan Today March 01, 2019 05:32 UTC