India, Oct. 1 -- Reiterating his claim on brokering a truce between India and Pakistan, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that Pakistan army chief Asim Munir credited him for ending a potential war.

Referring to his recent meeting with the Pak Army chief and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Trump said: "He (Munir) said to a group of people that were with us... that this man (Trump) saved millions of lives because he saved the war from going on. That war was going to get very bad... I loved the way he said it".

Military conflict escalated between India and Pakistan in May this year after the launch of Operation Sindoor, as part of which India struck terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The military ac...