We would like to see it stop," Trump said, adding that the United States was seeking talks with Pakistan. The attack was claimed by Jaish-e-Mohammed, an Islamist extremist group based in Pakistan, although the suicide attacker came locally from Indian Kashmir. The United States in recent years has allied with India, seeing common interests with a fellow democracy that has been battling Islamist extremists. "Pakistan was taking very strong advantage of the United States under other presidents," Trump said. India and Pakistan have fought two of their three full-fledged wars over Kashmir since their partition at independence from Britain in 1947.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 23, 2019 00:22 UTC