"Monitoring situation closely...hope it ends quickly": Rubio on India's airstrikes in Pakistan

The United States on Wednesday said it is "closely monitoring" the tense situation between India and Pakistan following nine targeted airstrikes carried out by India in the neighbouring country.

"I am monitoring the situation between India and Pakistan closely," US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. India launched a precision strike operation in the early hours of Wednesday, targeting terrorist infrastructure deep inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu & Kashmir (PoK) in a significant and restrained response to the deadly Pahalgam massacre.

According to the Ministry of Defence, focused strikes were carried out on nine terrorist infrastructure sites targeting the roots of cross-border terror planning. Rubio further said he echoes  comments made by US President Donald Trump that "this hopefully ends quickly" and will continue to engage both Indian and Pakistani leadership towards a peaceful resolution.

Trump had earlier too, while speaking to reporters, hoped that the situation between India and Pakistan ends "very quickly". "It’s a shame. We just heard about it... They’ve been fighting for a long time...They have been fighting for many many decades.. and centuries actually. I just hope it ends very quickly," Trump had said.