German Ambassador to India Philipp Ackermann welcomed the cessation of hostilities between India and Pakistan, expressing relief and emphasising the importance of de-escalation amid rising tensions.
After India and Pakistan agreed to a cessation of hostilities on Saturday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked President Donald Trump and top US officials for their role. He thanked Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio for their "valuable contributions to peace in
After the cessation of hostilities between India and Pakistan, former Minister of State for External Affairs and BJP leader V Muraleedharan on Saturday said that it is in the interest of both countries and Pakistan should stop promoting terrorism in all forms.
Following the understanding between India and Pakistan, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Saturday asserted that they should continue the battle against terrorism, adding that preparations that India was doing as a nation to combat terrorism should go ahead with full flow.
PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti thanked Donald Trump for his intervention, welcomed the India-Pakistan ceasefire, and stressed the need for political--not military--solutions.
Former India batter Ambati Rayudu penned an emotional note and requested Virat Kohli not to retire from the Test format after the recent reports suggested that the modern-day legend had made his intentions of calling it a day to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Former Director General of Police of Jammu and Kashmir, SP Vaid, on Saturday welcomed the India-Pakistan ceasefire and said that Pakistan must learn from India and abandon the policy of using terror as a "state policy."
"I welcome the ceasefire. If it had happened 2-3 days ago, the lives we lost would not have been lost, Pakistan's DGMO called our DGMO and the ceasefire was implemented. It is the responsibility of the current J&K government to assess wherever the damage has been done and start provid
India and Pakistan have worked out an understanding on stoppage of firing and military action, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday and noted that India will continue its firm and uncompromising stance against terrorism.
Rubio further said that he and Vice President JD Vance had been in close contact with senior Indian and Pakistani officials over the past 48 hours, including Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif.
Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, US President Donald Trump announced that both nations had agreed to a "full and immediate ceasefire."
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk emphasised the importance of peace, sovereignty, and Ukraine's future as a free and European nation.