According to the US president, Washington mediated the agreement after extensive negotiations.
US President Donald Trump announced that India and Pakistan have agreed to a ceasefire, stating that the deal was the result of a “long night of talks” facilitated by the US.
Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has confirmed the agreement, but made no mention of US involvement. New Delhi stated that the ceasefire 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 on Saturday, also commending both nations for their display of “common sense and great intelligence.”
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio added that the two countries have decided to “start talks on a broad set of issues at a neutral site.” Rubio indicated that he and US Vice President J.D. Vance were involved in discussions with high-ranking Indian and Pakistani officials, including Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, and Pakistani Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir, over the preceding 48 hours.
Shortly after the announcement, India’s Foreign Ministry reported that the military leaders of both countries had agreed to halt all hostilities during a phone call initiated by Pakistan earlier that Saturday. Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar posted on X, stating that “Pakistan and India have agreed to a ceasefire with immediate effect.”
The truce follows a recent and rapid escalation of military actions between the two nuclear powers. Earlier in the week, India launched ‘Operation Sindoor’, conducting strikes on suspected terrorist facilities in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. These strikes were in response to an April terrorist attack in the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, which resulted in the deaths of 26 civilians.
The attack was initially claimed by “The Resistance Front”, a group believed to have ties to Lashkar-e-Taiba, a jihadist organization based in Pakistan. New Delhi stated that its investigators had identified terrorist communication nodes within Pakistan. Islamabad has strongly denied any involvement in the attack and has called for an impartial investigation.
Islamabad condemned India’s actions as a “heinous provocation” and responded with shelling across the Line of Control, the de facto border in Kashmir, as well as drone strikes. On Friday, Pakistan announced ‘Bunyan Al Marsoos’ (Unbreakable Wall), a large-scale military operation against India, claiming it was in retaliation for the Indian strikes, which resulted in strikes targeting Indian military sites.