NEW DELHI: The United States (US) Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, on Thursday held a telephonic conversation with the Defence Minister and discussed the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22.The Ministry of Defence (MoD) in a statement said, “The United States (US) Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth called Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to express his sympathies and condolences for the tragic loss of innocent civilian lives in the recent dastardly attack by terrorists in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir (J&K).””During the conversation, the Defence Minister told the US Secretary of Defense that Pakistan has a history of supporting, training and funding terrorist organisations.”, added MoD.”Pakistan has been exposed as a rogue state, fuelling global terrorism, and destabilising the region. The world can no longer turn a blind eye to terrorism,” Defence Minister said.Rajnath Singh added that “it is important for the global community to explicitly and unequivocally condemn & call out such heinous acts of terrorism.”The US Secretary of Defense reiterated full support of the US government in India’s fight against terrorism. The US stands in solidarity with India and supports India’s right to defend itself, Rajnath said.
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