By Soumya Ranjan 
S. Jaishankar, the minister of external affairs, also declared that India and Pakistan had reached a consensus today to halt military action and firing.
Foreign Secretary Vikrim Misri announced on Saturday that India and Pakistan have agreed to cease air and ground military operations and firing as of right now. However, according to sources on the ceasefire decision, no decision has been made to hold talks on any other issue at any other location.
“Earlier this afternoon at 15:35, the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) of India received a call from the DGMO of Pakistan. Both sides agreed to cease all air, sea, and land-based military operations and firing starting at 1700 hours IST, according to Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri.
S. Jaishankar, the minister of external affairs, also declared that India and Pakistan had reached a consensus today to halt military action and firing.
India has continuously upheld a resolute and unyielding position against terrorism in all of its guises. In a post on X, Jaishankar stated, “It will keep doing so.”
What Was Said by Donald Trump?
After tensions between India and Pakistan increased after the Pahalgam terror attack, US President Donald Trump earlier declared that the two nations had agreed to a complete and immediate ceasefire.
“I am happy to announce that India and Pakistan have agreed to a FULL AND IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE after a long night of talks mediated by the United States,” Trump wrote in a post on TruthSocial. Kudos to both nations for applying great intelligence and common sense. I appreciate you taking the time to consider this.
However, Misri’s statement regarding DGMO level talks differed from Trump’s claim that his “long night” of talks were mediated by the United States.
On Saturday (IST), US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the current state of affairs with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Rubio.
In a statement, the US State Department said, “He expressed US support for direct dialogue between India and Pakistan and encouraged continued efforts to improve communications.”
India claimed to have used air-launched precision weapons to strike eight military locations in Pakistan early on Saturday. According to the Ministry of Defence, the government took the action in retaliation for the Pakistani military’s blatant attacks on India’s military installations and civilian areas using fighter jets, unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs), and missiles.
The development occurred on Saturday, one day after India stopped Pakistani drone attacks on 26 targets in Gujarat, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Jammu & Kashmir. Three civilians were hurt last night in the town of Ferozepur, Punjab, in an armed drone strike.
The Indian counteroffensive and Pakistani attack on Friday follow India’s destruction of nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) the day before.
Operation Sindoor, the Indian strike, was launched two weeks after the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, which killed 26 people on April 22, mostly tourists.