- UNITED NATIONS — As attacks were reported across the India-Pakistan borders,
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday encouraged efforts to
de-escalate the confrontation there, according to his Deputy Spokesperson
Farhan Haq.
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- "Certainly, we encourage all efforts to de-escalate
the situation, and encourage both India and Pakistan to exercise maximum
restraint," Haq said.
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- International diplomatic efforts were afoot to douse
confrontation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaking to Pakistan Prime
Minister Shahbaz Sharif and India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar,
while Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and Saudi Arabia’s Minister of
State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir were in New Delhi on a diplomatic
mission.
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- Haq reiterated: "The world cannot afford another
conflict between India and Pakistan, and he (Guterres) has offered his good
offices" to help de-escalate the situation.
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- On Thursday, the conflict was spreading as Pakistan
widened attacks beyond the Line of Control to other areas of India.
Read: Pakistan’s aerial attack foiled by Indian air defence amid blackouts and sirens, retaliatory measures launched
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- Aerial attacks by Pakistan targeting Jammu as well as
several military stations near the western border were successfully foiled by
India’s air defence systems on Thursday night.
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- The attempted strike, involving drones and missiles,
triggered blackouts and sirens across several areas in Jammu & Kashmir,
Punjab, and Rajasthan. Authorities urged residents to remain indoors and
vigilant as emergency protocols were activated.
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- India has reportedly undertaken retaliatory action in the
wake of the attacks.
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- According to the Integrated Defence Staff, there was no
damage to the military stations, including Jammu and Udhampur.
