China backs Pakistan over Pahalgam terror attack, calls for ‘fair probe’ as India hits back with retaliation

Wang Yi (politician)chinese Foreign Minister

China has always supported Pakistan in its resolute anti-terrorism actions. As a staunch friend and all-weather strategic partner, China fully understands Pakistan's reasonable security concerns and supports Pakistan in safeguarding its sovereignty and security interests,

the statement quoted Wang as saying

This is an evolving situation, and we are monitoring developments closely,

a State Department spokesperson told Reuters

The United States encourages all parties to work together towards a responsible resolution,

the statement added

Pakistan is fully prepared and India should not mistake our words for our weakness,

he said

Khawaja Asifdefence Minister

I think Russia or China or even Western countries can play a very, very positive role in this crisis and they can even set up an investigation team that should be assigned this job to investigate whether India or Modi is lying or he is telling the truth

Khawaja Asif told the Russian government-run news agency RIA Novosti