Key points
- Rubio urges NSAs to keep lines of communication open
- Indian source admits three fighter jets “crashed”
- Five Indian jets shot down: Pakistan minister
ISLAMABAD: The United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, in his conversation with the national security advisors of both India and Pakistan, has urged both to keep lines of communication open and avoid escalation.
“Avoid escalation”
A post on X by the US Department of State said, “Earlier this afternoon, @SecRubio spoke to the national security advisors from India and Pakistan. He urged both to keep lines of communication open and avoid escalation.”
Earlier this afternoon, @SecRubio spoke to the national security advisors from India and Pakistan. He urged both to keep lines of communication open and avoid escalation.
— Department of State (@StateDept) May 7, 2025
Indian has not provided strong evidence: US Congressman
Meanwhile, US Congressman Brad Sherman in a post on X stated: As Secretary Rubio has urged both India and Pakistan, we must avoid armed conflict and escalation. India has not provided the world with strong evidence that the terrible terrorist attack in Kashmir was the result of actions taken by the Pakistani government.
As Secretary Rubio has urged both #India and #Pakistan, we must avoid armed conflict and escalation.
India has not provided the world with strong evidence that the terrible terrorist attack in Kashmir was the result of actions taken by the Pakistani government.
Let us hope that…
— Congressman Brad Sherman (@BradSherman) May 6, 2025
Three fighters jets “crashed”, admits Indian source
Three Indian fighter jets crashed on Wednesday on home territory, a senior Indian security source said, without giving the cause, according to AFP.
Two airplanes crashed in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), and another in India’s Punjab state, the source said. It was not immediately clear what had happened to the pilots. The crashes came after New Delhi launched missile strikes on its arch-rival Pakistan, and the two sides then fired heavy artillery along their contested frontier, according to AFP.
Five Indian jets shot down: Pakistan minister
Earlier, Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif confirmed Pakistan military has shot down five Indian fighter jets and destroyed a Brigade Headquarters and several Indian Army posts in retaliation for late-night air strikes by India launched after midnight at the sites of Kotli, Bahawalpur, Muridke, Bagh and Muzaffarabad.
