US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he is monitoring the situation between India and Pakistan closely and hopes this “ends quickly”.

Sindoor, which traditionally signifies the marital status of Hindu women, serves as a poignant reference to the April 22 Pahalgam massacre

India’s calibrated military response to the Pahalgam terror attack included a strike on Muridke in Pakistan’s Punjab, which is home to the headquarters of the Lashkar-e-Taiba and is known as the “terror nursery” of Punjab.