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AUTHOR:M.J. GDNUS
US President Donald Trump announced on May 10 that India and Pakistan had agreed to a "complete and immediate ceasefire" after a "long night of talks" brokered by the US, which was confirmed by officials from both countries.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump praised both countries for using "common sense and great intelligence".
Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar immediately confirmed Trump's announcement of a ceasefire, in a conflict that erupted after an attack in Indian-administered Kashmir two weeks ago that killed 26 Hindu tourists.
"Pakistan and India have agreed to a ceasefire with immediate effect. Pakistan has always sought peace and security in the region, without compromising its sovereignty and territorial integrity," Ishaq Dar said.
Indian Foreign Minister Vikram Misri also confirmed that Pakistan's Director General of Military Operations had called his Indian counterpart on the afternoon of May 10 and that the two sides had agreed that both sides would cease all firing on land, in the air and at sea.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also confirmed the ceasefire between India and Pakistan on the X network, saying that he had spoken to senior Indian and Pakistani officials in the past 48 hours, and that the talks included US Vice President J.D. Vance, and the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan, Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif.
"I am pleased to announce that the governments of India and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire and the commencement of talks on a wide range of issues at a neutral venue," he wrote.
"We commend Prime Ministers Modi and Sharif for their wisdom, prudence and statesmanship in choosing the path of peace," said Rubio, who has held regular talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar since late April. Trump said earlier this week that the rising tensions were a disgrace and that he wanted them to stop.
