By: Anupreeta Das, Mujib Mashal and Qasim Nauman Published in: *The New York Times* Date: May 10, 2025
"Here’s the latest. President Trump announced Saturday that India and Pakistan had agreed to a cease-fire, after four days of the most widespread fighting between the nuclear-armed neighbors in decades. “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,” Mr. Trump posted on Truth Social, congratulating India and Pakistan on using “Common Sense and Great Intelligence.” Indian and Pakistani officials confirmed the cease-fire in social media posts, though neither immediately mentioned an American role. By Saturday morning, the confrontation that began four days ago had escalated into missile strikes on air bases in both India and Pakistan. Several countries with close ties to both India and Pakistan, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, had been working for days to try to cool the conflict. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan on Saturday morning, urging both sides to find a way out of the crisis and “avoid miscalculation,” according to readouts of the calls from the State Department. Pakistan’s foreign minister, Ishaq Dar, described his call with Mr. Rubio as “very reassuring.” Hours later, Mr. Trump made the cease-fire announcement."
