India And Pakistan Reach Ceasefire Agreement After Mediation With U.S.

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Indian and Pakistani officials announced Wednesday morning a ceasefire was reached between both countries, putting an immediate end to an armed conflict between the two nuclear-armed nations after three days of fighting.

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Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India’s foreign minister, said in a post India and Pakistan “worked out an understanding on stoppage of firing and military action.”

Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar said the ceasefire was effective immediately.

President Donald Trump said India and Pakistan reached the ceasefire agreement, “After a long night of talks mediated by the United States,” with Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying in a post he and Vice President JD Vance engaged with senior officials from both countries.

India and Pakistan will “start talks on a broad set of issues at a neutral site,” according to Rubio.

Pakistan reopened its airspace and returned all of its airports to normal operations following the ceasefire agreement.

The ceasefire comes after India and Pakistan said they would de-escalate if the opposing country agreed to cease further attacks, with Dar telling Pakistani media channel Geo News the country “responded because our patience had reached its limit.”

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2025/05/10/trump-says-india-and-pakistan-agreed-to-ceasefire-after-three-days-of-armed-conflict/