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US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce on Friday shunned a Pakistani journalist who questioned her over India-Pakistan border tensions following the Pahalgam terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir.
“I am not going to be remarking on it. I appreciate this, and perhaps, we will come back to you with another subject. I will say nothing more on that situation. The President and the Secretary have said things, as have the deputy secretary; they have made their positions clear. I will not continue with something of that manner,” ANI quoted Bruce as saying.
The spokesperson said that US President Donald Trump and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio made clear that the US stood with India and strongly condemned all forms of terrorism.
She said that the US prays for those who lost their lives in the attack and for the recovery of the injured.
On the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Bruce said, “As President Trump and Secretary Rubio have made clear, the United States stands with India, strongly condemns all acts of terrorism. We pray for the lives of those lost and pray for the recovery of the injured and call for the perpetrators of this heinous act to be brought to justice.”
US President Donald Trump had called Prime Minister Narendra Modi to offer condolences for the victims of the terror attack. PM Modi thanked Trump for his support and said that India is determined to bring perpetrators and backers of this "cowardly and heinous terrorist attack" to justice.
India's big action against Pakistan
On April 22, terrorists gunned down 26 people, including tourists at Baisaran, a popular tourist spot in South Kashmir's Pahalgam known as “Mini Switzerland”.
In its first retaliation, India announced punitive measures against Pakistan, including suspending the Indus Waters Treaty and downgrading diplomatic ties.
