The truce came into force at 17:00 local time and covers suspension of land, air and sea operations. The time of starting the arms suspension was given by the Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of India Vikram Misri, and the head of Pakistani diplomacy ISHAQ Dar emphasized that Islamabad “always strived for peace, not giving up sovereignty.”
Both capitals also announced the re -opening of command channels, which is to help maintain a truce.
The breakthrough took place after all -night talks in Washington with the participation of the Secretary of State Marco Rubio and vice president JD Vance. Rubio announced that both sides will soon start wide prognosis in a neutral location and He praised the premieres of Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif “for prudence and wisdom in choosing a path of room.”
We managed to control the crisis
The crisis escalated after the terrorist attack of April 22 in Pahalgam, Kashmir, in which 25 Indian tourists and one Nepal citizen were killed. India blamed Pakistanian fighters and hit rockets and drones on the other side of the border.
Pakistan replied, shifting the army and conducting counterattacks. According to the data of the authorities of both countries At least 66 civilians lost their lives over the past weekand thousands of inhabitants of border villages were evacuated.
UN Secretary General António Guterres, who had already called for both sides to maximum abstinence, was satisfied with information about the suspension of weapons. The G7 group also encouraged the dialogue, calling for direct conversations in the Saturday statement to resolve the dispute permanently.
Although today's agreement limited the specter of the next nuclear war on the subcontinent, analysts warn that the truce remains fragile.
Commanders of the military of India and Pakistan are to meet again on May 12, and the further course of conversations will depend on the rapid termination of incidents along the control line in Kashmuse and excluding monitoring mechanisms.
The coming months will show whether Saturday's return will become the beginning of a wider peace process, or just another short respite in a long history of tension.
