Pakistan, May 1 -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a phone call with Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar, urging cooperation with Pakistan to de-escalate regional tensions. The conversation comes amid rising hostilities following the Pahalgam attack in Indian-occupied Kashmir.

Rubio expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives in the incident and reiterated the United States' commitment to counterterrorism cooperation with India. According to a statement from US State Department spokesperson Tami Bruce, both sides reaffirmed their desire to ensure peace in South Asia.

This diplomatic outreach follows Rubio's earlier phone call with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, where the PM highlighted Pakistan's sacrifices in the w...