Trump says India and Pakistan agree to a ceasefire

(Reuters)

ISLAMABAD/JAMMU, India, May 10 – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that India and Pakistan had agreed to a “full and immediate ceasefire” after a fourth day of strikes and counter-strikes against each other’s military installations.

Pakistan’s foreign minister also said both countries had agreed to a ceasefire “with immediate effect”.

“After a long night of talks mediated by the United States, I am pleased to announce that India and Pakistan have agreed to a FULL AND IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE. Congratulations to both Countries on using Common Sense and Great Intelligence,” he said in a post on Truth Social.

Item 1 of 13 A man stands amidst the debris on the roof of a damaged house, following Pakistan’s military operation against India, in Rehari, Jammu, May 10, 2025. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

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The announcement came on a day when fears that the countries’ nuclear arsenals might come into play spiked as the Pakistan military said a top military and civil body overseeing its nuclear weapons would meet.

But the Pakistani defence minister later said no such meeting was scheduled.

At the same time, officials from both sides showed a willingness for now to take a step back following the day’s exchanges, while the civilian death toll on both sides of the border mounted to 66.

Reporting by Gibran Peshimam, Charlotte Greenfield and Saeed Shah in Islamabad, Ariba Shahid in Karachi, Asif Shahzad in Muzaffarabad, Shivam Patel in New Delhi, Aftab Ahmed in Jammu, Fayaz Bukhari in Srinagar and Saurabh Sharma in Amritsar and Rishabh Jaiswal in Bangalore; Writing by Charlotte Greenfield, Gibran Peshimam, Krishna N. Das and YP Rajesh; Editing by Cynthia Osterman, Jacqueline Wong and Edmund Klamann