Skip next section Former Pakistani diplomat says US intervention might be needed
05/06/2025May 6, 2025
Former Pakistani diplomat says US intervention might be needed
Maleeha Lodhi, Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States, said that the situation cannot be allowed to escalate further.
“The situation now needs to be controlled as further escalation in a nuclear environment is fraught with great risks,” Lodhi told Haroon Janjua, DW’s reporter in Islamabad.
She added Washington might intervene “to prevent that, as past crises between India and Pakistan have always been defused by the US.”
Qamar Cheema, a security analyst, told DW that India had “failed to give any evidence to international community” that the attack was warranted.
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Skip next section Trump hopes India-Pakistan fighting ‘ends very quickly’
05/06/2025May 6, 2025
Trump hopes India-Pakistan fighting ‘ends very quickly’
US President said he hopes India-Pakistan fighting “ends very quickly.”
Asked about the the intensification of hostilities during a ceremony at the White House, Trump said, “it’s a shame.”
“I guess people knew something was going to happen based on a little bit of the past,” Trump added.
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Skip next section How did we get to this point?
05/06/2025May 6, 2025
How did we get to this point?
On April 22, gunmen killed 26 people, most of whom were tourists, near a resort close to the mountain town of Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir.
The Pahalgam attacks have sparked in years.
New Delhi and Islamabad downgraded diplomatic ties, and India suspended a key water-sharing treaty with Pakistan.
There were also days of cross-border firing from both sides, with no reported casualties.
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Skip next section Pakistan vows response
05/06/2025May 6, 2025
Pakistan vows response
Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif told Geo TV that Pakistan would retaliate against India with “even greater force.”
The military said missiles hit a mosque in Bahawalpur, a city in Punjab, Pakistan, killing a child and wounding two civilians. The death nor injuries could be independently verified.
India’s strikes also targeted the city of Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, and a small town called Kotli in the same region.
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Skip next section India says it has struck sites used by attackers in Pahalgam
05/06/2025May 6, 2025
India says it has struck sites used by attackers in Pahalgam
India’s military said it struck infrastructure used by militants in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
The airstrikes come amid soaring tensions between the two countries, following an attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir.
On April 22, gunmen killed 26 people, most of whom were tourists, near a resort close to the mountain town of Pahalgam.
India said it targeted at least nine sites “where terrorist attacks against India have been planned.”
“Our actions have been focused, measured, and non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistan military facilities have been targeted,” the Indian military added.
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