Pakistan says ceasefire with India extended till Sunday

Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar said the country’s military had agreed to extend a ceasefire with India until Sunday, following a fresh round of military-to-military talks on Thursday.

He told Senate that both sides had “military to military communications” on Wednesday and Thursday, and “today we had a conversation and it is a ceasefire until May 18”.

Tensions flared after a deadly April 22 attack in Indian-administered Kashmir killed 26 tourists. India blamed Pakistan-based militants and responded with air and missile strikes across the Line of Control, which Pakistan denied.

By May 7, both sides had exchanged heavy fire and drone attacks, raising fears of war, until a “full and immediate ceasefire” was brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump on May 10.

Dar, who also serves as foreign minister, laid out a timeline of the ceasefire decisions in his Senate address today.

“On May 10, a ceasefire until May 12 was agreed upon during DGMOs’ talks. Further discussions on May 12 extended it to May 14. Contact was made again on May 14, and today — Thursday — both sides agreed to extend it until May 18.”

He added that while military-to-military communication was ongoing, political engagement had yet to begin.