India and Pakistan have worked out an understanding on the 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.
Welcoming the understanding between India and Pakistan to halt all military actions, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has said that India's 1971 war with Pakistan that ended up in the liberation of Bangladesh and the today's situation is totally different, adding that prolonging military conflict
US President Donald Trump welcomed the cessation of hostilities between India and Pakistan and in announced that the US would increase trade with both the countries. He praised the leadership for their strength, wisdom and fortitude for coming to the understanding.
After Indian and Pakistan reached an understanding, the nephew of Pahalgam terror victim Yatish expressed gratitude towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Indian Army for Operation Sindoor and called for the elimination of terrorism.
Former Indian cricketers Shikhar Dhawan and Virender Sehwag lashed out at Pakistan as the nation violated the understanding reached with India on the stoppage of firing and military action.
Congress leader Kapil Sibal welcomed India and Pakistan's understanding on the stoppage of firing and military action on Saturday and stressed that the real path to peace lies in dismantling terrorism.
Pakistan violated the understanding reached with India on the stoppage of firing and military action, with India's air defence intercepting Pakistani drones amid a blackout in Srinagar on Saturday evening.
India said on Saturday that Pakistan has violated the understanding reached between DGMOs of the two countries earlier in the day on stoppage of firing and military action and that the Indian Army is retaliating and dealing with the border intrusions.
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.
The United States has applauded India and Pakistan's decision to reach an understanding amid tensions between the two nations in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, with Vice President JD Vance praising the diplomatic efforts behind the breakthrough.
PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti thanked Donald Trump for his intervention, welcomed the India-Pakistan ceasefire, and stressed the need for political--not military--solutions.