Published 15:26 IST, February 28th 2019

Donald Trump says the US has some 'reasonably decent' news on reducing Indo-Pak tensions

President Donald Trump on Thursday, February 28, voiced confidence that the hostilities between India and Pakistan would end soon, saying he has some "reasonably decent" news with the US involved in trying to help reduce tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours

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President Donald Trump on Thursday, February 28, voiced confidence that hostilities between India and Pakistan would end soon, saying he has some "reasonably decent" news with US involved in trying to help reduce tensions between two nuclear-armed neighbours.

In his opening statement at a press conference at end of his second summit with rth Korean leer Kim Jong-un in Hai, Trump said US has some "reasonably attractive news" from Pakistan and India.

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"We have been involved in trying to help m (India and Pakistan) stop and we have some reasonably decent news," he told reporters.

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"I think hopefully that (tensions) could be coming to an end, it has been going on for a long time," Trump said.

Tensions have escalated between India and Pakistan in wake of Pulwama attack by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).

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US president said that re is a lot of "dislike" (between India and Pakistan).

India carried out air strikes against biggest training camp of JeM in Balakot. In operation, a very large number of JeM terrorists, trainers, senior commanders and groups of jihis who were being trained for suicide attacks were eliminated. facility at Balakot was heed by Yousuf Azhar, bror-in-law of JeM chief.

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Pakistan on Wednesday, February 28, claimed it shot down two Indian fighter jets over Pakistani air and arrested a pilot.

Forty CRPF personnel were killed and many injured on February 14 in one of deliest terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir when a JeM suicide bomber rammed a vehicle carrying over 100 kg of explosives into ir bus in Pulwama district. 

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15:08 IST, February 28th 2019