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India and Pakistan agreed to a full and immediate cease-fire on Saturday after US mediation.
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The cease-fire follows two weeks of cross-border firing and shelling between the two countries.
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The conflict was triggered by a terrorist attack that killed 26 people in Kashmir.
India and Pakistan announced a full and immediate cease-fire on Saturday after two weeks of cross-border firing and artillery shelling.
The conflict was sparked by a terrorist attack that killed 26 people in the contested region of Kashmir last month.
President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social: “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. Congratulations to both Countries on using Common Sense and Great Intelligence. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that he and Vice President JD Vance had spent 48 hours engaging with senior Indian and Pakistan officials including Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif.
“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 wrote on X.
India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, however, said in a televised address on Saturday night that Pakistan has already violated the cease-fire, according to CNN.
“For the last few hours, there have been repeated violations of the understanding arrived at earlier this evening between the directors general of military operations of India and Pakistan,” Misri said.
Attaullah Tarar, Pakistan’s federal minister of information and broadcast, denied the accusations.
“Violation of cease-fire agreement from our side is out of question,” Tarar told a local outlet, per CNN.
Indian Navy Captain Raghu Nair said the cease-fire was being observed but that its army remained “vigilant to retain the sovereignty of India,” BBC News reported.
While the US has claimed credit for mediating the cease-fire, Western leaders were also striving this weekend to broker another one between Russia and Ukraine.
The leaders of the UK, France, Germany, and Poland met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Saturday and called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to agree to a 30-day ceasefire from Monday, or face more sanctions.
“Russia must agree to a full and unconditional 30-day ceasefire to create the space for talks on a just and lasting peace in Ukraine,” UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer posted on X.
The leaders also spoke with Trump by phone from Ukraine to discuss the ceasefire plan.
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