Following the announcement of a ceasefire with Pakistan, India’s Ministry of External Affairs on Saturday evening clarified that the stoppage of firing & military action between India and Pakistan was worked out directly between the two countries, denying US mediation.
“The Pak DGMO initiated the call this afternoon after which discussions took place and understanding reached. There is no decision to hold talks on any other issue at any other place,” the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting wrote in a post on X.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump claimed that New Delhi and Islamabad had agreed to a “full and immediate” after “a long night of talks mediated by the United States”. Trump was the first person to announce the truce between the neighbouring nations, which engaged in military strikes for four days, with fatalities reported on both sides.
Pakistan’s foreign minister Ishaq Dar also said both countries had agreed to a ceasefire “with immediate effect” and India’s foreign ministry said it would start at 5 p.m. Indian time (1130 GMT).
“Pakistan and India have agreed to a ceasefire with immediate effect,” Ishaq Dar posted on X. “Pakistan has always strived for peace and security in the region, without compromising on its sovereignty and territorial integrity!”
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also posted on X that “India and Pakistan have today worked out an understanding on stoppage of firing and military action.”
The fighting began on Wednesday when India carried out strikes on what it said was “terrorist infrastructure” in Pakistan’s territories in response to the Pahalgam attack. Operation Sindoor targeted nine sites, initiating the worst escalation between the nuclear powers in decades.
