Trump Claims Pakistan PM Would’ve Died If He Didn’t Stop The War With India

US President Donald Trump, during his first State of the Union address of his second term, claimed that Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had personally told him that millions of lives in Pakistan were saved due to Trump's intervention during tensions linked to India's Operation Sindoor last year.

Trump said that Sharif informed him that the situation between India and Pakistan had reached a point where it could have escalated into a nuclear conflict. According to Trump, Sharif warned that nearly 35 million people in Pakistan could have died if outside mediation had not taken place during the military standoff.

The US President further stated that Shehbaz Sharif himself believed he may not have survived the crisis, drawing a direct link between Operation Sindoor and a potential leadership change in Islamabad at the time.

Trump Links Intervention To Avoiding Nuclear Conflict

While outlining his foreign policy record, Trump repeated that he had helped prevent multiple global conflicts during his first months in office. He cited India and Pakistan as one such example, claiming that his administration's involvement prevented tensions around Operation Sindoor from escalating into a nuclear confrontation between the two countries.

"... In my first 10 months, I ended eight wars... 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," Trump said during the address.

During his speech, Trump also criticised the previous administration's domestic policies. He said, "Under Biden, open borders and high inflation hurt the country, now those who backed those policies talk about affordability, but they caused the problem."

Trump placed the India Pakistan crisis alongside other regional disputes across West Asia, Africa, the Balkans and South East Asia, which he said were addressed through diplomatic engagement by his administration.

His remarks during the address once again drew attention to Operation Sindoor and its wider implications for regional stability in South Asia.

Trump's latest claims, including the projected casualty figures in Pakistan and the extent of US involvement, are likely to face scrutiny as further responses from regional governments and officials emerge.