India and Pakistan to stop all firing and military action: M
India and Pakistan to stop all firing and military action: MEA
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that both sides would stop all firing and military action on land, air and sea with effect from 5 PM Indian Standard Time, on Saturday
NEW DELHI (AGENCIES) — A few minutes after US President Donald Trump announced a
"full and immediate ceasefire" between India and Pakistan, the
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that both sides would stop all firing
and military action on land, air and sea with effect from 5 PM Indian Standard
Time, on Saturday.
"The Director General of Military Operations of
Pakistan called the Director General of Military Operations of India at 1535
hrs earlier this afternoon. It was agreed between them that both sides would
stop all firing and military action on land and in the air and sea with effect
from 1700 hrs Indian Standard Time today," Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri
said in a short media briefing.
"Instructions have been given on both sides to give
effect to this understanding. The Director General of Military Operations will
talk again on the 12th of May at 1200 hours," the Foreign Secretary added.
UN Sec Gen welcomes
India, Pakistan ceasefire announcement
UNITED NATIONS (PTI) —
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Saturday welcomed “all efforts to
de-escalate the conflict”, as India and Pakistan agreed to an immediate
ceasefire.
“We are monitoring but we welcome all efforts to de-escalate
the conflict,” Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, told
PTI here.
The US-brokered ceasefire came hours after India and
Pakistan attacked each other’s military facilities, dangerously escalating the
ongoing conflict.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump said India and Pakistan
have agreed to a “full and immediate” ceasefire after a “long night” of talks
mediated by Washington.
“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. Congratulations to both Countries on using Common Sense
and Great Intelligence. Thank you for your attention to this matter,” Trump
said in a post on Truth Social.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that over the past 48
hours, Vice President J D Vance and he 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.”
“I am pleased to announce the Governments of India and
Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire and to start talks on a broad
set of issues at a neutral site,” he said.
“We commend Prime Ministers Modi and Sharif on their wisdom,
prudence, and statesmanship in choosing the path of peace,” Rubio said.
“India and Pakistan have today worked out an understanding
on stoppage of firing and military action,” External Affairs Minister S
Jaishankar said in a social media post.
The announcement came days after India carried out Operation
Sindoor striking nine terror infrastructures in Pakistan and
Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir to avenge the Pahalgam attack. Since the operation,
Pakistan targetted various Indian military installations without success.
