- Quad foreign ministers meet in Washington.
- April attack in IIOJK triggered hostilities.
- India, Pakistan reached a ceasefire on May 10th.
Washington: The Quad Grouping of the United States, India, Japan and Australia on Tuesday called on the perpetrators of Pahagam attacks that killed 26 tourists in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) to be brought to justice without delay.
The attack on April 22 triggered heavy fighting between nuclear armed Pakistan and India in the latest escalation of a decades old rivalry when India accused it on Pakistan without giving evidence.
Pakistan denied responsibility while calling for a neutral investigation into the deadly attack.
The US Department of State issued a joint statement from the Foreign Ministers for the grouping, who met in Washington, but stopped shortly after naming Pakistan or blaming Islamabad.
“Quad unequivocally condemns all terrorist acts and violent extremism in all its forms and manifestations, including cross -border terrorism,” the ministers said in the statement.
They called on all members of the United Nations to actively cooperate with “all relevant authorities” in providing justice to the “perpetrators, organizers and financiers in this reprehensible act” without delay.
Last month, Pakistan and India employed the military confrontation of April’s Pahagam attack in IIOJK.
In response to the Indian aggression, Pakistan’s armed forces launched a large-scale military action called “Operation Bunyan-Um-Marsoos,” and targeted several Indian military targets across multiple regions.
Pakistan put down his six fighter jets, including three rafales, and dozens of drones. After at least 87 hours, the war between the two nuclear armed nations ended on May 10 with a ceasefire agreement broken by the United States.
The fluid’s ceasefire was first announced by US President Donald Trump on social media after Washington held conversations with both sides, but India has been different with Trump’s claims that it was due to his intervention and threats of interrupting trade interviews.
However, Pakistan has recognized Trump’s efforts and formally recommended him at the Nobel Peace Prize 2026, referring to his role in abusing tension between Pakistan and India last month.
