Facing mounting losses, Islamabad escalated nuclear rhetoric to draw in Washington and force a ceasefire amid escalating airstrikes, it as claimed last night.

Following Saturday’s understanding between India and Pakistan to stop military action on land, in the air and at sea, Trump told reporters on Monday that he had offered to help both nations with trade if they agreed to de-escalate.

Without that ceasefire, the subcontinent would likely have devolved into nuclear war sooner or later—a development that would have been catastrophic for the United States.