Ceasefire between India, Pakistan; US claims it mediated truce

(L-R) Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, Commodore Raghu R Nair and Colonel Sofiya Qureshi hold a press conference after the India-Pak ceasefire agreement, in New Delhi on Saturday. Pic/PTI

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 Affairs.

The 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 announced.

The 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 3.35 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 said.

Vikram Misri

"Instructions 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, Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar confirmed the ceasefire with immediate effect.

‘Terrorism act of war'

Earlier 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 accordingly.

With this decision, the government seeks to draw red lines against terror incidents and makes clear its intention to firmly respond to the perpetrators and conspirators.

Meanwhile, India on Saturday said it had hit eight military installations in Pakistan in response to the neighbouring country's "provocative" action of targeting its defence infrastructure and civilian areas using drones, long-range weapons and fighter jets. The Pakistani installations hit included a weapons depot and control centres, India's military said as the two countries teetered on the brink of full-scale war.

Also, in a strong rebuttal to Pakistan, Indian Army Colonel Sofiya Qureshi dismissed Islamabad's claims of successful strikes on key Indian military assets as entirely false and part of a coordinated misinformation campaign. Denouncing Pakistan's statements about damage to India's S400 and BrahMos bases, as well as alleged hits on airfields and ammunition depots, Qureshi made it clear that no such damage occurred.

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