Big news coming India and Pakistan have agrred to a ceasefire ending 4 day long conflict between two countries. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said the ceasefire came into effect at 1700 hours on Saturday.
Misri said Indian DGMO got call from Pakistan DGMO this afternoon at 1535 Hours. Both DGMO would call up again on May 12 to discuss it further.
Sources in India said the stoppage of firing and military action between India and Pakistan was worked out directly between the two countries.
Sources in India also contradicted the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying “There is no decision to hold talks on any other issue at any other place.”
“I am pleased to announce the Governments of India and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire and to start talks on a broad set of issues at a neutral site,” Rubio posted on X.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump posted on X that India and Pakistan have agreed to ceasefire.
Trump said, “After a long night of talks mediated by the United States, I am pleased to announce that India and Pakistan have agreed to a ‘full and immediate ceasefire’.
Giving an overview, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio posted on X, “Over the past 48 hours Vice President JD Vance and I have engaged with senior Indian and Pakistani officials, including Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Pakistan Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir, and National Security Advisors Ajit Doval and Asim Malik, respectively. We commend Prime Ministers Modi and Sharif on their wisdom, prudence.”