India, May 10 -- The United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio dialled Pakistan army chief Asim Munir on May 9 (local time) and discussed the country's ongoing military conflict with India. He urged both India and Pakistan to de-escalate the ongoing situation and also offered US's assistance in starting "constructive talks".

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Their conversation comes even as Pakistan launched airstrikes on India, in an operation Pakistani media referred to as 'Operation Bunyan Ul Marsoos', on early Saturday morning. This marked an escalation in tensions, coming a day after Pakistan targeted 26 locations in India with drones and missiles in response to India's Operation Sindoor.

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