President Trump Condemns Pahalgam Terror Attack, Urges Peaceful Resolution Between India and Pakistan

 U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday strongly condemned the recent terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, describing it as a “bad one,” and expressed confidence that India and Pakistan would work towards resolving their border tensions independently.

The remarks come in the wake of a brutal assault on April 22 that claimed the lives of at least 26 civilians, most of them tourists, in one of the most devastating terror incidents in the region since the 2019 Pulwama bombing. The Pakistan-backed terrorist outfit, The Resistance Front (TRF), claimed responsibility for the massacre.

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, President Trump said, “I’m very close to India and I’m very close to Pakistan, as you know. They’ve had that fight for a thousand years in Kashmir—maybe longer than that. It was a bad one yesterday, over 30 people. There have been tensions on that border for 1,500 years. I’m sure they’ll figure it out one way or the other.”

President Trump also held a phone conversation with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during which he conveyed his condolences and pledged full support to India in its pursuit of justice.

“President Donald Trump called Prime Minister Modi and conveyed his deepest condolences at the loss of innocent lives in the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir,” Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal posted on X.

The Pahalgam attack, which occurred at the Baisaran meadow—one of Kashmir’s popular tourist destinations—has drawn sharp reactions in India and significantly heightened diplomatic tensions with Pakistan.

In response, the Indian government announced a series of punitive measures, including the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, closure of the Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Attari, withdrawal of the SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme for Pakistani nationals, and a downgrading of diplomatic representation at the Pakistani High Commission.

Pakistan, in turn, rejected India’s move to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty, declaring that any attempt to block water flows would be viewed as an “act of war.” Islamabad also threatened to withdraw from the 1972 Simla Agreement, which underpins the current Line of Control between the two countries.

Prime Minister Modi, addressing the nation, vowed to bring the perpetrators and their sponsors to justice. “Terrorists will be pursued to the ends of the earth. We will identify, track, and punish every terrorist and their backers,” he said.

As the international community watches closely, the Pahalgam attack has once again brought the long-standing Kashmir conflict into sharp global focus.