After the two countries accused each other of “violations,” a stalemate between India and Pakistan appears to have continued immediately into Sunday.
The US-brokered offer, which had a number of weeks of cross-border military strikes before, was the worst military conflict between the two rivals in decades.
In new remarks on Sunday night, US President Donald Trump praised India and Pakistan’s officials for agreeing to the peace, claiming that millions of people may have perished without it.
This comes shortly after bombs were heard in Indian-administered Kashmir shortly after the announcement of the bargain, with both parties accusing one another of violating it.
In response to a dangerous violent assault in Pahalgam next month, India began using robots, weapons, and artillery against targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Pakistan disputes any role.
On Saturday, US President Donald Trump declared the “full and instant” agreement on his Truth Social Platform. He claimed that it had been fabricated by the US.
Eventually, Pakistan’s foreign minister confirmed that an arrangement had been reached between the two nations, noting that” three dozen countries” were involved in the diplomatic process.
People of the major Indian-administered Kashmiri towns of Srinagar and Jammu, as well as BBC writers, reported hearing blasts and seeing bursts in the sky hours after the announcement.
Pakistan is accused of “repeated transgressions” of the agreement by Indian Foreign Secretary Misri, who stated that his nation’s armed forces would provide” an appropriate answer.”
In addition, a spokeswoman for Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said troops on the ground if “exercise restraint” and that Pakistan remained determined to implementing the agreement despite the transgressions being committed by India in some areas.
Since they were partitioned after gaining UK independence in 1947, Kashmir is contested in full by both India and Pakistan, but merely partially administered by either.
The two nuclear-armed countries have engaged in two war over it, which has been a turning point.
S. Jaishankar, India’s foreign affairs minister, confirmed the peace, stating that the two countries “have reached an agreement on delay of fire and military action.”
India has constantly taken a strong and unwavering stand against extremism in all its forms and types. He continued,” It will continue to do that.”
Afterwards, Pakistan’s Shehbaz Sharif addressed the country and stated that the peace had been reached” for the benefit of everyone.”
Following the announcement that India and Pakistan had agreed to begin discussions on a wide range of issues at a natural site, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
He claimed that he and US Vice-President JD Vance had spent 48 hours with top Indian and Pakistani officials, including Shehbaz Sharif and Narendra Modi, their respective perfect officials.
Trump thanked the leaders of India and Pakistan for emphasizing that it was “time to stop the current anger” in a more Truth Social article on Sunday.
He continued,” I’m glad that the USA assisted you in making this ancient and heroic decision.”
Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary General, expressed his gratitude for “every effort to de-escalate the fight.”
Foreign Secretary David Lammy spoke to both sides as the UK’s Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, and the UK has been “engaged” in discussions for” some time.”
” I’m pleased to see that there’s a ceasefire now,” Sir Keir said. The challenge is to ensure that that is and continues to be durable.
Following the death of 26 tourists in the resort city of Pahalgam, which had been in conflict for two weeks, the fighting broke out.
The insurgents reportedly targeted Hindu men after the 22 April strike in Indian-administered Kashmir, which resulted in the deaths of 25 Indians and one Bangladeshi nationwide.
The Indian defense ministry claimed that its attacks this year were a” commitment” to keep “accountable” those accountable for the attack. They were “unprovoked,” according to Pakistan.
Since Wednesday, India’s air attacks and cross-border flames have claimed 36 lives in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, according to Pakistan, while the American army has confirmed that at least 21 civilians have died as a result of Muslim shooting.
Fighting grew worse on Friday as both nations accused one another of attacking airbases and another military installations.