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ISLAMABAD: US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would try to work with both India and Pakistan to see if they can resolve their dispute over the Kashmir territory, vowing to increase trade 鈥渟ubstantially鈥� with both nuclear-armed neighbors following their armed conflict this week. 

Trump鈥檚 message on his social media platform, Truth Social, comes a day after India and Pakistan exchanged missiles and drone attacks, raising widespread fears of a nuclear confrontation between the two. Relations between India and Pakistan deteriorated after Delhi blamed Islamabad for backing an attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26. 

Islamabad denied involvement, with tensions reaching a boiling point after India fired missiles at what it said were 鈥渢errorist infrastructure鈥� in Pakistan on Wednesday, killing several. Pakistan said India had killed only civilians, vowing retribution. 

India and Pakistan both claim the Himalayan region of Kashmir in full but govern only parts of it. They have fought two out of three wars since 1947 over Kashmir. India accuses Pakistan of arming separatist militants in the part of Kashmir it administers. Pakistan rejects the allegations and says it extends only moral and diplomatic support to the people of Kashmir. 

鈥淲hile not even discussed, I am going to increase trade, substantially, with both of these great Nations,鈥� Trump wrote, referring to India and Pakistan.

鈥淎dditionally, I will work with you both to see if, after a 鈥榯housand years,鈥� a solution can be arrived at concerning Kashmir,鈥� he added.

The US president said he was proud of the 鈥渟trong and unwaveringly powerful leadership鈥� of India and Pakistan for having the strength, wisdom, and fortitude to understand that it was time to stop the military aggression. 

He said the armed conflict between the two states could have led 鈥渢o the death and destruction of so many, and so much.鈥�

鈥橪ONGSTANDING ISSUE鈥�

Pakistan鈥檚 foreign office welcomed Trump鈥檚 statement, appreciating the American president鈥檚 鈥渃onstructive role鈥� in supporting the ceasefire understanding between Islamabad and New Delhi and bringing about de-escalation in the region. 

In a statement, the foreign office appreciated Trump for expressing his willingness to find a solution to the Kashmir dispute. 

鈥淲e also appreciate President Trump鈥檚 expressed willingness to support efforts aimed at the resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute 鈥� a longstanding issue that has serious implications for peace and security in South Asia and beyond,鈥� the foreign office said. 

The statement said that Islamabad reaffirms any just and lasting settlement of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute must be in accordance with the United Nations Security Council resolutions.

鈥淧akistan remains committed to engaging with the United States and the international community in efforts to promote peace, security, and prosperity in the region,鈥� the foreign office said.

鈥淲e also look forward to deepening our multifaceted partnership with the United States, particularly in the areas of trade, investment, and economic cooperation.鈥�

鈥橣AITHFUL鈥� CEASEFIRE IMPLEMENTATION鈥�

The ceasefire announcement came after the Pakistan military said early on Saturday it had launched retaliatory strikes against India, accusing it of attacking three bases in Pakistan with missiles. 

Pakistan鈥檚 military said it had targeted multiple bases in India in response, including a missile storage site in India鈥檚 north, as part of a military operation it named 鈥淏unyan-um-Marsoos.鈥�

Within hours of the ceasefire announcement on Saturday afternoon, however, India accused Islamabad of violating it by targeting Srinagar city in Indian-administered Kashmir.

Pakistan鈥檚 Information Minister Ata Tarar denied the allegation, saying people in his country were celebrating the end of the conflict and the government remained committed to the agreement.

The foreign office of Pakistan also maintained the country remained committed to the 鈥渇aithful implementation鈥� of the ceasefire.