It’s done. Shortly after Donald Trump announced that his team, after a long night of talks, in his words, mediated to bring about a “full and immediate ceasefire” between India and Pakistan, New Delhi issued a short statement confirming the same.

Minutes after Donald Trump’s big announcement of an immediate ceasefire between India and Pakistan, Pakistan’s foreign minister put out a statement on social media platform X, saying Islamabad has agreed to it.

India and Pakistan have agreed to halt all military actions across land, air, and sea, effective from 17:00 hours IST on Saturday. This understanding was reached during a call between the Directors General of Military Operations of both countries. The decision follows heightened tensions, including India’s ‘Operation Sindoor’ in response to a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir.