Pakistan and India’s governments have agreed to a ceasefire after hours of fighting between the two nations.
The announcement of the ceasefire was made by US President Donald Trump. In a statement on Saturday, May 10, 2025, President Trump said he was pleased to announce that the two nations solved their differences amicably.
“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. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” Trump stated.
Fight between Pakistan and India
The conflict between the two nations stemmed from missiles fired at India’s Kashmir, killing 26 people on April 22, 2025. In response, India retaliated with missile strikes on alleged militant targets in Pakistan-administered regions.
The ceasefire comes after India and Pakistan traded strikes amid an escalating conflict over Kashmir, with both sides reporting casualties on Friday.
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Pakistan fired missiles at multiple targets in India early on Saturday May 10, 2025, after accusing Delhi of targeting three airbases inside Pakistan.
India then retaliated by launching airstrikes on its neighbour’s military bases, in what is called a “measured” response.
Pakistan’s military said it used medium-range Fateh missiles to strike more than 25 military sites, including airbases and weapons depots in the Indian states of Gujarat, Punjab and Rajasthan, as well as locations in India-administered Kashmir.
In a news briefing in New Delhi, a spokesperson for India’s foreign ministry later claimed that Pakistan also targeted health facilities and schools at air bases.
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India Pakistan War History
India and Pakistan tensions date back to the year they secured independence from Britain in 1947, primarily due to territorial disputes over Kashmir.
Both countries claim the region as their own, but in reality, control different sections of the territory.
The dispute over the land has claimed the lives of thousands of people since 1947, although outbreaks of violence had appeared to have eased in recent years.
In 2019, a suicide bomber in a vehicle killed 40 paramilitary soldiers in a military convoy, which brought the two countries close to war.
Before that, there was the Mumbai terror attack in 2008 and in 1999, the 10-week-long Kargil War. That conflict began after Pakistan’s military covertly occupied Indian posts across the line of control in the Kargil region.
At least 1,000 combatants were killed on both sides. The fighting stopped after Pakistan asked then US president Bill Clinton to help de-escalate the conflict
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