After days of military escalation, India and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire.
US President, Donald Trump was first to post on Truth Social that the two nations have agreed to a “full and immediate ceasefire.”
“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!”
Donald Trump
Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State also noted that he was “pleased to announce” the ceasefire, adding that the governments of India and Pakistan have agreed “to start talks on a broad set of issues at a neutral site.”
In a post on social media, Rubio disclosed that over the past 48 hours, he and Vice President, JD Vance engaged with senior Indian and Pakistani officials, including Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif, External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir, and National Security Advisors Ajit Doval and Asim Malik.
Rubio said, “We commend Prime Ministers Modi and Sharif on their wisdom, prudence, and statesmanship in choosing the path of peace.”
Pakistani Foreign Minister, Ishaq Dar confirmed Pakistan’s ceasefire with India.
“Pakistan has always strived for peace and security in the region, without compromising on its sovereignty and territorial integrity!”
Ishaq Dar
Speaking with a news agency, Dar stressed that the deal with India is a full-fledged ceasefire understanding between the countries.
He added that India and Pakistan have also activated military channels and hotlines following the deal.
He disclosed that three dozens countries were involved in the active diplomacy efforts towards the ceasefire agreement.
Dar extended his gratitude to these countries, especially acknowledging efforts by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. “Pakistan has always worked for regional peace without compromising its sovereignty,” he said.
Confirming the deal, India’s Foreign Secretary, Vikram Misri said that the Director-General of military operations of Pakistan called his Indian counterpart earlier today, Saturday, May 10, 2025, and an agreement was made.
“It was agreed between them that both sides would stop all fighting and military action on land, air and sea with effect from 17:00 Indian Standard Time today (11:30 GMT).
“Instructions have been given on both sides to give effect to this understanding. The Directors General of military operations will talk again on May 12 at 12:00.”
Vikram Misri
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India’s Foreign Minister also announced the ceasefire in a social media post.
He added that India has consistently maintained a “firm and uncompromising stance against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and will continue to do so.”
Following the announcement of a ceasefire agreed between India and Pakistan, residents of Indian-administered Kashmir expressed a sense of relief, with many praying for a lasting solution to the Kashmir conflict.
Consistent Dialogue Between India, Pakistan Essential
Security Analyst, Sahar Khan welcomed the ceasefire announcement but warned that this past week has “fundamentally altered” the crisis escalation in South Asia due to the use of “emerging and disruptive technologies.”
Speaking to a news agency, Khan said that it is essential that India and Pakistan reinstate all diplomats and engage in consistent dialogue that focuses on strengthening previous agreements, as well as contain threats in order to avoid another similar crisis.
“As this crisis hopefully wraps up, it doesn’t bode well for the next one, as both states will continue to modernise their conventional and nuclear arsenals.”
Sahar Khan
Military Analyst, Sean Bell opined that the language used by both India and Pakistan in the lead-up to the ceasefire showed that the two countries were leaning towards stopping the fighting.
“Both sides took some military action against each other and claimed some success, but also both have been hurt by this and will have [to] lick their wounds carefully.
“I suspect India will be wondering how it managed to lose several fighter jets, and will be carefully reviewing Pakistan’s military capability. They did not expect to receive such a firm and robust response.”
Sean Bell
Bell warned, however, that “if nothing changes, we are going to see a repeat of this at some stage in the future.”
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