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Islamabad says Pakistan and India agree ceasefire until Sunday

Published: 15 May 2025 - 04:29 pm | Last Updated: 15 May 2025 - 04:32 pm
Shruti Sharma who had fled her border home in Kashmir's Poonch, returns on May 14, 2025. Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP.

Shruti Sharma who had fled her border home in Kashmir's Poonch, returns on May 14, 2025. Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP.

AFP

Islamabad: Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said the country's military had agreed to extend a ceasefire with India until Sunday during a phone call between the two armies on Thursday.

He told parliament 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".