Marco Rubio spoke with Indian and Pakistani leaders, urging cooperation to de-escalate tensions over the Pahalgam attack. He reaffirmed US support for counter-terrorism efforts.

Amid escalating tension between India and Pakistan after the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives, the United States has encouraged New Delhi and Islamabad to de-escalate tensions.

Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lieutenant General Mohammad Asim Malik has been appointed the country’s new National Security Adviser (NSA), as per a local report.