After a few days of military strikes, when it appeared that the two nuclear-armed countries were on the verge of a full scale war, India and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire, started at 5:00 pm IST (7:30 a.m. EDT). www.bbc.com/…
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Posts by Dr. S. Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister of India and Ishaq Dar, Deputy Prime Minister & Foreign Minister of Pakistan
Just a few days ago, U.S. VP JD Vance said - "It's none of our business."
India Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri today -
DGMO (Director General of Military Operations) of Pakistan called up DGMO (of India) at 3.35 pm. They agreed that both sides will stop all firing and military action from land, air and sea from 5 pm onwards.
Indian govt sources said the stoppage was worked out “directly between the 2 countries”. indianexpress.com/...
trump posted on the his unTruth site at 5:25 pm IST (7:55 am EDT) and wrote that "the talks were mediated by the US."
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.
Rubio posted on Xitter, showing off that he can recite names and putting in a good word in for JD -
Over the past 48 hours, Vice-President Vance and I have 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
Lie, lies and more damned lies by the lying trump regime.
Additional News
www.ndtv.com/... reports that
The ceasefire with Pakistan is a conditional one and there is no change in India's position on the diplomatic measures against the neighbouring country, including the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, sources have said.
The move to negotiate a ceasefire, the sources emphasised, was initiated by Pakistan and pointed to a statement by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who underscored that India has an uncompromising stance against terrorism, which will not change.
www.hindustantimes.com/...reports that blackout orders and restrictions have been lifted in Punjab.
Epilogue
But we are happy that the two countries decided to do the right thing. The road ahead is still a challenging one — to come up with a lasting solution, one that relies upon cooperation, mutual benefit and working to improve the lives of people in the two countries (e.g., education, healthcare, jobs, not bombs).
