India, Pakistan ceasefire holds
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India and Pakistan engaged in the most intense fighting in decades with four days of escalating conflict that included fighter jets, missiles and drones packed with explosives. It ended almost as abruptly as it began.
Follow The Hindu’s latest developments on the ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan after Operation Sindoor.
It is believed that a major decision could be taken in this meeting based on reports from top officials of the Defence Ministry, Home Ministry, and External Affairs Ministry, as well as intelligence inputs.
As tensions ratcheted up over the last week of fighting, Pakistan did not consider deploying nuclear warheads to strike India, the country’s foreign minister Ishaq Dar told CNN on Monday.
The ceasefire had been expected to bring a swift end to weeks of escalating clashes triggered by the mass shooting of tourists last month that India blames on Pakistan.
The Indian government on Tuesday disputed U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that the U.S.-mediated ceasefire between India and Pakistan came about in part because he had offered possible trade concessions.
The two countries agreed to a truce a day earlier after talks to defuse their most serious military confrontation in decades.
The Pakistan Super League is set to resume this weekend after a ceasefire between Pakistan and India. “Let the aura take over as we unite and celebrate the spirit of cricket," he posted. Pakistan and India agreed to a truce last Saturday after talks to defuse their most serious military confrontation in decades.