New Delhi/Islamabad, May 10 – India and Pakistan have agreed to halt all military hostilities across land, air and sea, officials from both sides said on Saturday, following a phone call between their top military commanders and after mediation efforts led by the United States.
India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of the two nuclear-armed neighbours spoke by phone at 3:35 p.m. (1005 GMT) and agreed to a full cessation of hostilities starting at 5:00 p.m. IST (1130 GMT) the same day.
“It was agreed between them that both sides would stop all firing and military action on land, and in the air and sea,” Misri told reporters in a brief statement in New Delhi. “Instructions have been given on both sides to give effect to this understanding.”
The development came shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Washington had facilitated talks resulting in an “immediate and full ceasefire” between the long-time rivals. The DGMOs are expected to hold another round of talks at 12:00 p.m. IST on May 12, Misri said.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level security meeting in New Delhi following the ceasefire announcement, according to an official familiar with the matter. Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated in recent weeks, with exchanges of fire along the Line of Control and increased military activity raising fears of a broader conflict.
