WASHINGTON/MOSCOW:  World leaders, including UN chief Antonio Guterres and US President Donald Trump, on Wednesday called on India and Pakistan to exercise restraint and hoped that the hostilities would end “very quickly”.

In retaliation against the Pahalgam terror attack, Indian armed forces early Wednesday carried out missile strikes on nine terror targets in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Pakistan, including Bhawalpur, a stronghold of the Jaish-e-Mohammad terror outfit.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for “maximum military restraint” from India and Pakistan, saying the world cannot afford a military confrontation between the two countries.