Facing Strain with India, Pakistan Seeks Trump’s Intervention, Admits It Can’t Fight a Larger Country

New Delhi ( The Uttam Hindu): After the attack in Pahalgam, Pakistan is forced to knock door to door to save its reputation. Now, Pakistan has fallen at the feet of US President Donald Trump. Pakistan's ambassador has requested President Donald Trump to help reduce the growing tension with neighboring India in the wake of the deadly attack in Kashmir. He has made it clear that Pakistan does not want to fight with a bigger country i.e. India.

Pakistan's ambassador to the US, Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, told Newsweek, "We have a president who stands out as having a clear purpose for peace in the world during this administration. Establishing a legacy as a peacemaker – or as someone who ended wars, opposed wars and played a role in resolving disputes. I don't think there is any higher or flashier flashpoint as Kashmir, especially in nuclear terms." "We are not talking about one or two countries in the neighbourhood that are nuclear-capable. So, this is very serious," the Pakistani ambassador said in an interview to the US magazine. In his inaugural address as US President, Trump had said, "My proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and a unifier." Trump's election followed a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that has now been violated, and he is also negotiating with Ukraine and Russia to prevent their war. Sheikh argued that the Trump administration will need to take more comprehensive and sustained initiatives than previous US efforts to defuse crises between Pakistan and India.

“I think, given the threat that we face, there is a latent opportunity to address the situation, and not just focus on immediate de-escalatory measures,” he said. “We don’t want to fight, especially with a big country,” Sheikh said. “We want peace. It suits our economic agenda. It suits our nationalism. It suits every objective of ours. But we want peace with honour.