Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged de-escalation and expressed support for direct dialogue in separate calls with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday,

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio engages with Indian and Pakistani leaders to de-escalate rising tensions. Emphasizing dialogue, Rubio reiterates US commitment to countering terrorism with India. Pakistan urged to cease support for terror groups amid recent skirmishes sparked by attacks in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam.

Pakistan and India are on the edge after New Delhi conducted a series of air strikes on alleged terrorist camps inside Pakistan on Wednesday. Islamabad has said it reserves the right to respond and had authorized the army to do so.