‘Pak PM said 35 million would have died’: Trump reiterates claim of ending India-Pakistan war

US President Donald Trump, in his State of the Union Address on Tuesday night, reiterated his claim that he had ended eight wars in his first ten months in office, including the India-Pakistan conflict that arose in the aftermath of the Pahalgam Terror attacks last year.

This time, the US President went a step ahead and added that Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had told him that almost 35 million people would have died had he not intervened in the conflict.

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He also claimed that India and Pakistan could have entered into a nuclear conflict without his intervention.

Trump said, “In my first 10 months, I ended eight wars… Cambodia and Thailand… 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.”

#WATCH | Addressing the 2026 State of the Union, United States President Donald Trump says, “… 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… pic.twitter.com/GnrgJKtjID

— ANI (@ANI) February 25, 2026

However, India has maintained that there was no involvement of the United States in the ceasefire agreement with Pakistan. India has clearly stated that the request to end military operations had come from the Director General of Military Operations in Pakistan.