New Delhi, May 10 -- US President Donald Trump has urged both India and Pakistan to de-escalate tensions "as quickly as possible," the White House said on Friday, following a sharp spike in hostilities between the two neighbours.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt made the remarks after India launched a powerful strike on nine terror infrastructure sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) under 'Operation Sindoor' early Wednesday (May 7). The strikes came in response to the April 22 massacre in Pahalgam, which killed 26 people, mostly tourists.

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