Trump claims Pakistan PM told him he prevented 35 million deaths by stopping India-Pakistan conflict

While addressing the State of the Union Address, Trump revealed that Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif had told him that almost 35 million people would have died had he not intervened in the conflict.

"In my first 10 months, I ended eight wars... Cambodia and Thailand... Pakistan and India would have had a nuclear war. 35 million people said the Prime Minister of Pakistan would have died if it were not for my involvement," he was quoted as saying by ANI.

However, India has repeatedly rejected Trump’s assertion, firmly maintaining that there was no third-party involvement in de-escalating the conflict between New Delhi and Islamabad.

Operation Sindoor was launched by the Indian Armed Forces in retaliation for the deadly Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed the lives of 26 civilians. As part of the operation, Indian forces carried out precision strikes that destroyed nine terrorist camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

The situation escalated further after Pakistan allegedly targeted civilian areas along the border without provocation, prompting a strong and calibrated response from the Indian military.

According to official details, the nine terror camps in Pakistan and PoK were neutralised within 25 minutes of the operation. These camps were key training hubs for Pakistan-based terror outfits, including Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Hizbul Mujahideen.

The Press Information Bureau (PIB) said the strikes were aimed at dismantling terror infrastructure actively involved in planning and executing attacks against India.