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Dawn: Trump steps up phone diplomacy to defuse Indo-Pak tension

President Donald Trump gestures as he greets Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan as he arrives at the White House, Monday, July 22, 2019, in Washington. (AP)

Updated 20 August 2019 10:01

Arab News Pakistan

August 20, 2019 09:55

Dawn: Trump steps up phone diplomacy to defuse Indo-Pak tension

Updated 20 August 2019 10:01

Arab News Pakistan

August 20, 2019 09:55

August 20: Dawn report by Anwar Iqbal and Azfar-ul-Ashfaque states that US President Donald Trump, who promised last month to mediate between India and Pakistan over the Kashmir issue, spoke to Indian and Pakistani prime ministers on Monday in a bid to defuse rising tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.