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State of the Union: 'Pak PM Said 35 Million People Would Have Died if It Weren't for Me', Claims Trump
Trump claimed Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif said 35 million lives were saved by his intervention to prevent a 2025 India-Pakistan nuclear escalation.
- During his February 24, 2026 State of the Union, President Donald Trump claimed his intervention stopped a nuclear war that would have killed 35 million in Pakistan, including its prime minister.
- After the May 7, 2025 Pahalgam terror attack, India launched Operation Sindoor, involving land, air, and sea strikes, to dismantle terror networks across the Line of Control.
- Operation Sindoor involved land, air, and sea strikes, with the Indian Air Force targeting Nur Khan and Rahim Yar Khan air bases, followed by Pakistani drone and UCAV retaliation, which India’s multi‑layered air defence system partly neutralised.
- India denied U.S. involvement, saying Pakistan’s Director General of Military Operations requested the halt and a Cold War–era protocol was activated during the State of the Union on February 24, 2026.
- The address mixed international warnings with domestic pledges, including references to Russia-Ukraine and Iran, but analysts say there is no clear agreement on how many conflicts Trump resolved.
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