India and Pakistan on Saturday agreed to a ceasefire after four days of escalating attacks, calming worries about a war between the two nuclear-armed countries.
India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri confirmed India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire, which came into effect starting at 5 p.m. local time (7:30 a.m. ET).
During a news conference, Misri said that Pakistan’s Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) held a phone call with his Indian counterpart earlier on Saturday afternoon local time. During the call, it was agreed that both sides “would stop all firing and military action” from 5 p.m. Indian Standard Time.
Misri added that the directors general of the two countries are scheduled to speak again on Monday.
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