Trump congratulates India, Pakistan as neighbours agree to immediate cessation of hostilities
Trump congratulates India, Pakistan as neighbours agree to immediate cessation of hostilities
In a breakthrough moment amid military escalation between India and Pakistan, both nations have agreed to a ceasefire pushed by United States President Donald Trump, with politicians hailing the move.
The intense military exchange began in the early hours of Saturday after India attacked Pakistani airbases. Soon afterwards, Pakistan launched its retaliatory operation, Bunyan-um-Marsoos, which came to an end on Saturday afternoon when both nations agreed to a full ceasefire, effective 4:30 PKT.
The ceasefire was announced by US President Trump in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social.
“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,” Trump wrote, congratulating both nations and praising them for “using common sense and great intelligence”.
Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar took to X to announce the ceasefire “with immediate effect” at 5:08 pm, writing “Pakistan has always strived for peace and security in the region, without compromising on its sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
His counterpart, Indian Foreign Minister Subhramanyam Jaishankar, wrote on X that both countries “worked out an understanding on [the] stoppage of firing and military action”.
India has consistently maintained a firm and uncompromising stance against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. It will continue to do so,” he added.
India’s Foreign Secretary Shri Vikram Misri said a ceasefire was established between the two neighbours at 5 pm IST (4:30 pm PKT), adding during a press briefing that the military operations chiefs of both nations agreed “that both sides would stop all firing and military action on land, air and sea with effect”.
“Instructions have been given on both sides to give effect to this understanding,” Misri said, adding that the Directors General of Military Operations would “talk again on 12th of May at 1200 hours (11:30 am PKT)”.
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that Pakistan has consistently pursued dialogue and diplomacy as the “only viable path to peace”.
“War, violence, and aggression are never the answer,” the Bhutto scion wrote on X.. “Now that both India and Pakistan have agreed to a ceasefire and dialogue, we welcome this as a victory for diplomacy.”
Bilawal appreciated the role of the US, Saudi Arabia and all countries “involved in achieving this historic milestone”.
“As a Pakistani, I could not be more proud of our people, our army and especially our Air Force. Pakistan Zindabad.”
Operations commence
At around 3:30 am on Saturday, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said that India targeted the Pakistan Air Force’s (PAF) Nur Khan (Chaklala, Rawalpindi), Murid (Chakwal) and Rafiqui (Shorkot in Jhang district) air bases, adding that all PAF assets remained safe.
Addressing a press conference, he said that India was “pushing the whole region towards a dangerous war with its madness, aggression and deceit”. The DG ISPR also said that India had fired missiles at Afghanistan and used drones to conduct attacks as well.
The military spokesperson said that “the majority” of Indian missiles fired at PAF airbases were intercepted by the armed forces’ air defence systems. He noted that the few Indian missiles that were not intercepted and “sneaked in” had “not been able to cause any damage” to PAF’s flying assets, as per the initial damage assessment reports.
The DG ISPR said that the air defence systems of the armed forces were able to “successfully prevent the desired objectives of India”.
He added the missiles and drone attacks by India on Afghanistan shortly after attacks on the territory of Indian Punjab were “part of a larger sinister plan to push the region and beyond into havoc”.
Lt Gen Chaudhry said that the PAF had the electronic signatures of all Indian missiles, including “from where they were initiated and what was targeted”.
The military’s spokesperson assured the nation that the armed forces were “vigilant and thwarting all these cowardly acts of aggression by Indians”.
“These blatant acts of aggression by India reflect the paranoia within Indian mindset which continues to grow after failure of each of these acts and the paranoia continues to also grow once it realises that they cannot break the resolve and will of the people of Pakistan which actually strengthens and further grows with each such cowardly act.”
He further said that the “growing frustration and paranoia” of the Indians would be “further compounded”.
Views: 50
Comments
You must be logged in to comment.
Latest Articals
-
.jpg)
A Chinese surgeon operated on a patient 8,000 kilometers away — and it was a complete success.
A Chinese surgeon operated on a patient 8,000 kilometers away — and it was a complete success.For the first time in the world, Dr. Zhang Xu was sitting in a room while a cancer patient was in Beijing. What connected them? A 5 G-powered surgical robot, which moved in real time with almost no latency.This wasn’t science fiction. This was telesurgery — performed live during a global medical conference, with robots mimicking Zhang’s every move from across continents.The delay? Just 135 milliseconds — faster than the blink of an eye.Zhang's team made history with this operation.And now? They've proven that when human skill and the power of connection come together, anything is possible.Because in the future of medicine, borders may not mean anything.Explanation:This article is about a very important and innovative medical development called "telesurgery".* Main idea: A Chinese surgeon (Dr. Zhang Shu) successfully operated on a cancer patient in...
-
.jpg)
Trump has no intention of engaging in a conversation with Musk due to their ongoing feud.
Trump has no intention of engaging in a conversation with Musk due to their ongoing feud. Now with Tesla, President Trump said. "We'll examine everything," the president said. It's a substantial sum. Trump was able to drive the red Tesla Model S, which he bought in March, after unveiling masked electric cars and anonymous White House officials. Musk, a social media platform called X, has strengthened comments made by others that have violated republican big beautiful calculations, resulting in a contribution of $36.2 trillion. He accurately responded to another user who criticized Congress, and Trump had to personally address the criticism. A more detailed advisor to mousek. The explanation for the white house's actions came the day after two individuals engaged in a public altercation, displaying a high level of animosity. I mainly have quietness during the conflict. On the one hand, investor James Fishbuck Muscas requested an apology. Trump has proposed the...
-
.jpg)
The war among
The war among President Donald Trump's biggest challenge at home comes from the judiciary of the country, not the opposition Democrats, who remain leaders and obstacles. The biggest stroke of the US president's trade policy was a federal court ruling over the past month, explaining the illegal tariffs he imposed on countries around the world. The government has secured a temporary debtor for the appeal court held by ruling, but the legal dispute has not ended. The appeal process must be completed, and the case can even go to the U.S. Supreme Court. Global financial markets welcomed the court's order on tariffs, which balances Trump. Trump was angry at the International Trade Court's decision, which was referred to as a false, political, "the toughest financial decision." His officials continued, accusing the judge of his transfer and accusing him of abuse of power in using the president's powers. In fact, according to...
-
.jpg)
A Neuralink Rival Just Tested a Brain Implant in a Person
A Neuralink Rival Just Tested a Brain Implant in a PersonBrain-computer-interface startup Paradromics today announced that surgeons successfully inserted the company’s brain implant into a patient and safely removed it after about 10 minutes.It’s a step toward longer trials of the device, dubbed Connexus. It’s also the latest commercial development in a growing field of companies, including Elon Musk’s Neuralink, aiming to connect people’s brains directly to computers.With the Connexus, Austin-based Paradromics is looking to restore speech and communication in people with spinal cord injury, stroke, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS. The device is designed to translate neural signals into synthesized speech, text, and cursor control. Paradromics, which was founded in 2015, has been testing its implant in sheep for the past few years. This is the first time it has used the device on a human patient.The procedure took place on May 14 at the University...
-
.jpg)
TSMC says US tariffs have some impact, but AI demand is robust
TSMC says US tariffs have some impact, but AI demand is robustHSINCHU, Taiwan, June 3 (Reuters) - Taiwan's TSMC (2330.TW) opens a new tab said on Tuesday that U.S. tariffs were having some impact on the company and had been discussed with Washington, but demand for artificial intelligence (AI) remains strong and continues to outpace supply.U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policies have created much uncertainty for the global chip industry and TSMC, the top producer of the world's most advanced semiconductors, whose customers include Apple (AAPL.O), opens a new tab and Nvidia (NVDA.O), opens a new tab .Chief Executive C.C. Wei, speaking at TSMC's annual shareholders meeting in the northern Taiwanese city of Hsinchu, said the company had not seen any changes in customer behaviour due to tariff uncertainty, and the situation might become clearer in the coming months."Tariffs do have some impact on TSMC, but not directly. That's because tariffs are imposed...
-
.jpg)
Qubit breakthrough could make it easier to build quantum computers
Qubit breakthrough could make it easier to build quantum computersQuantum computers that correct their errors usually require hundreds of thousands of qubits. Start-up Nord Quantique claims it can dramatically decrease that number, but many challenges remainA Canadian quantum computing start-up claims its new qubit will enable much smaller, cheaper, error-free quantum computers. But getting there will be a steep challenge.To correct its errors, a traditional computer saves duplicates of information in multiple places, a practice called redundancy. For quantum computers to achieve their redundancy, they typically require many additional quantum bits, or qubits – hundreds of thousands of them.Now, Julien Camirand Lemyre at Nord Quantique and his colleagues have created a qubit that they say will let them slash that number to mere hundreds. “The basic underlying idea behind our hardware is… having qubits that have intrinsic redundancy,” he says.There are several competing versions of qubits, such as tiny superconducting...