Influential US Senators ask President Trump to defuse Pakistan India tensions, lauds PM Imran Khan

Influential US Senators ask President Trump to defuse Pakistan India tensions, lauds PM Imran Khan

WASHINGTON - Two influential American Senators on Thursday urged US President Donald Trump to pursue a peaceful resolution to the India-Pak conflict.

They asked for working with regional actors to apply pressure on New Delhi and Islamabad to address the underlying causes of the dispute.

In a letter, Senators Jerry Moran from Kansas and Jeanne Shaheen from New Hampshire said that there is an urgency surrounding the dangerous situation between India and Pakistan in the Kashmir region.

We welcome Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's recent decision to release a captured Air Force officer from India, the two Senators wrote.