India and Pakistan consent to ‘immediate ceasefire’, says Trump
An agreement has been reached for a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, as stated by US President Donald Trump, who noted that the deal followed a “long night of talks” mediated by Washington. Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar confirmed...
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An agreement has been reached for a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, as stated by US President Donald Trump, who noted that the deal followed a “long night of talks” mediated by Washington.
Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar confirmed the agreement, but did not provide details about US involvement. New Delhi reported that the truce took effect at 5 pm local time.
“I am pleased to announce that India and Pakistan have agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire,” Trump posted on Truth Social Saturday, praising both nations for demonstrating “common sense and great intelligence.”
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also indicated that the two countries had resolved to “start talks on a broad set of issues at a neutral site.” He mentioned that he, along with US Vice President J. D. Vance, had participated in discussions with senior officials from both nations over the past 48 hours, including Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif, India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, and Pakistani Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir.
Following the announcement, India’s Foreign Ministry revealed that the heads of military operations from both countries agreed to end hostilities during a phone call earlier on Saturday that was initiated by Pakistan. Dar took to X to announce that “Pakistan and India have agreed to a ceasefire with immediate effect.”
The ceasefire comes after a swift military escalation between the two nuclear-armed nations. Earlier in the week, New Delhi initiated ‘Operation Sindoor,’ a series of strikes targeting suspected terrorist locations in Pakistan and Pakistani-administered Kashmir. These actions were in response to a terrorist attack in April in the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir that resulted in the deaths of 26 civilians.
The attack was initially claimed by “The Resistance Front,” a group thought to have ties to the Pakistan-based jihadist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba. New Delhi asserted that its investigators had identified communication nodes used by terrorists in and to Pakistan. Islamabad, however, has strongly denied any involvement in the attack and sought an impartial investigation.
Pakistan condemned India’s actions as a “heinous provocation” and retaliated with shelling across the Line of Control, the de facto border between the two nations in Kashmir, as well as through drone strikes. On Friday, Pakistan declared the initiation of ‘Bunyan Al Marsoos,’ a large-scale military operation against India in response to the Indian strikes, which led to further targeting of Indian military sites.
Rohan Mehta for TROIB News
Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar confirmed the agreement, but did not provide details about US involvement. New Delhi reported that the truce took effect at 5 pm local time.
“I am pleased to announce that India and Pakistan have agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire,” Trump posted on Truth Social Saturday, praising both nations for demonstrating “common sense and great intelligence.”
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also indicated that the two countries had resolved to “start talks on a broad set of issues at a neutral site.” He mentioned that he, along with US Vice President J. D. Vance, had participated in discussions with senior officials from both nations over the past 48 hours, including Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif, India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, and Pakistani Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir.
Following the announcement, India’s Foreign Ministry revealed that the heads of military operations from both countries agreed to end hostilities during a phone call earlier on Saturday that was initiated by Pakistan. Dar took to X to announce that “Pakistan and India have agreed to a ceasefire with immediate effect.”
The ceasefire comes after a swift military escalation between the two nuclear-armed nations. Earlier in the week, New Delhi initiated ‘Operation Sindoor,’ a series of strikes targeting suspected terrorist locations in Pakistan and Pakistani-administered Kashmir. These actions were in response to a terrorist attack in April in the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir that resulted in the deaths of 26 civilians.
The attack was initially claimed by “The Resistance Front,” a group thought to have ties to the Pakistan-based jihadist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba. New Delhi asserted that its investigators had identified communication nodes used by terrorists in and to Pakistan. Islamabad, however, has strongly denied any involvement in the attack and sought an impartial investigation.
Pakistan condemned India’s actions as a “heinous provocation” and retaliated with shelling across the Line of Control, the de facto border between the two nations in Kashmir, as well as through drone strikes. On Friday, Pakistan declared the initiation of ‘Bunyan Al Marsoos,’ a large-scale military operation against India in response to the Indian strikes, which led to further targeting of Indian military sites.
Rohan Mehta for TROIB News
