The United States is calling on India and Pakistan to defuse tensions after an attack on Kashmir

The United States called on India and Pakistan to work together to “de -consult tensions” after a deadly belligerent attack on India, Kashmir, killed 26 civilians last week.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio held separate talks with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of India and the Prime Minister of Pakistan on Wednesday and called for them to “maintain peace and security in South Asia.”

India accuses Pakistan of supporting fighters behind The attack on April 22 in a picturesque meadow near the resort town of PahalghaS Islamabad rejects the allegations.

On Wednesday, India also announced the closure of its airspace for all Pakistani aircraft, in the last series of TIT-CA-Ta measures taken by both sides.

“perpetrators, supporters and planning“From Pahalgam’s attack” should be faced with justice, “writes Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar after talking to his colleague in the United States by phone, such as Rubio express your grief And he reaffirmed Washington’s support in India’s struggle against terrorism.

Meanwhile, the best American diplomat expressed the need for “Subject to the terrorist attack“In his conversations with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

He called on Islamabad to cooperate “in the investigation of this non -compliant attack.”

During the conversation, Sharif rejected “Indian attempts to associate Pakistan with the incident,” a statement issued by his office. The Pakistani Prime Minister also called on the United States to “impress India to recruit rhetoric and act responsibly.”

Telephone calls come after the Pakistan’s Minister of Information warned they had “reliable intelligence” India can start hostilities against the country for the next 24-36 hours. Delhi did not publicly comment on these claims.

There is speculation about whether India would respond with military strikes against Pakistan, as he did after deadly belligerent attacks in 2019 and 2016. Islamabad warned of revenge in the event of military action by India.

Against the backdrop of increasing tensions, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held rear meetings with senior state and defense officials in Delhi this week.

On Wednesday, the Security Committee of India, led by Modi, met for the second time after the attack.

This came a day after the Prime Minister of his meeting with the best defense employees in India gave a free hand to the Armed Forces to decide on the “time, goals and regime” in his response to the Pahalg’s attack, according to the Indian News Referring to unnamed sources.

The troops on both sides trade a periodic fire with small weapons across the border in the last few days.

Tuesday India “strongly objected“For numerous violations of the termination of fire from Pakistan during a weekly call between senior officials of the two countries, Indian news reports said.

A day later, India announced that it would not allow a Pakistani plane – commercial or military – to fly over its airspace, responding to a similar move to Pakistan.

Last week, India stopped most visas given to Pakistani citizens and asked them to leave the country within days, the deadline for which it has passed since. He also stopped a key agreement to share water with Pakistan.

Islamabad reversed With similar cancellation of visas and by stopping a peace treaty since 1972 with Delhi.

As the measures were announced, 786 Pakistani citizens have left India And 1465 Indians have returned from Pakistan, according to media reports.

Meanwhile, Instagram bills of a number of Pakistani film actors and celebrities are blocked in India.

The search for some celebrity accounts now emerge as inaccessible.

“This is because we have complied with a legal request to limit this content,” an Instagram announcement said.

India officially did not comment on why the bills were taken offline. More than a dozen Pakistani news channels were also banned in India earlier this week to distribute what was described as provocative content, Media reports sayS

Kashmir, for which India and Pakistan claim fully, but only administer in part, is a flash between the two countries with nuclear weapons, as they were divided in 1947.

The Kashmir administered by India has observed an armed uprising against the 1989 Indian government, with fighters aimed at security forces and civilians.

India has not officially indicated any organization suspected that it had carried out the attack, but it was initially reported that a group called the Front of Resistance was behind the attack. However, the group denied participation in a statement issued days later. It has been reported that it is related to Lashkar-E-Taiba, a belligerent group based in Pakistan, which India classifies as terrorist.

Indian police have baptized Three of four suspects attackersS They said two were Pakistani citizens and a local man from the Kashmir Indians administration. There is no information about the fourth person.

Many survivors said that the artillerymen are specifically targeted at Hindu men.

The attack, the most deadly attack on civilians for two decades in the disputed territory, caused broad anger throughout India.

Modi swore to avenge exactly the perpetrators.

“India will identify, track and punish the people behind the attack in a way” beyond their imagination, “Modi said in fiery speech days after the killings last week.

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