Ceasefire between India, Pak; US claims it mediated truce

India and Pakistan have agreed to a ceasefire Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said on Saturday May 10 2025 while addressing a press briefing on Operation Sindoor by the Ministry of External AffairsThe directors general of military operations DGMO of India and Pakistan have agreed to stop all firings and military action on land air and sea with effect from 5 pm on Saturday Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri announcedThe brief announcement by the foreign secretary came shortly after US President Donald Trump said India and Pakistan have agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire after talks mediated by the US The DGMO of Pakistan called the DGMO of India at 335 pm earlier this afternoon Misri said 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 hours IST Saturday he saidVikram MisriInstructions have been given on both sides to give effect to this understanding The DGMOs will talk again on May 12 at 1200 hours he added In Islamabad Pakistans Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar confirmed the ceasefire with immediate effectlsquoTerrorism act of warrsquoEarlier in the day top government sources warned Pakistan that any future act of terror in India will be considered an act of war against the country and will be responded to accordinglyWith this decision the government seeks to draw red lines against terror incidents and makes clear its intention to firmly respond to the perpetrators and conspiratorsMeanwhile India on Saturday said it had hit eight military installations in Pakistan in response to the neighbouring countrys provocative action of targeting its defence infrastructure and civilian areas using drones longrange weapons and fighter jets The Pakistani installations hit included a weapons depot and control centres Indias military said as the two countries teetered on the brink of fullscale warAlso in a strong rebuttal to Pakistan Indian Army Colonel Sofiya Qureshi dismissed Islamabads claims of successful strikes on key Indian military assets as entirely false and part of a coordinated misinformation campaign Denouncing Pakistans statements about damage to Indias S400 and BrahMos bases as well as alleged hits on airfields and ammunition depots Qureshi made it clear that no such damage occurredThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params