Washington/IBNS, May 1 -- The United States has appealed to both India and Pakistan to de-escalate border tensions that have been prevailing between the two nuclear power-armed South Asian countries after the Pahalgam terror attack, media reports said.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoken to India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

Days ago, the US had said it was in "touch" with both India and Pakistan and appealed to both the parties to "work towards a responsible resolution"

"This is an evolving situation and we are monitoring developments closely. We have been in touch with the governments of India and Pakistan at multiple levels," a U.S. State Department spokesperson told R...