Indian and Pakistani officials confirmed the cease-fire in social media posts, though neither immediately mentioned an American role. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement that he and Vice President JD Vance had engaged with senior officials from both countries, including their prime ministers, over 48 hours. In addition to the cease-fire, India and Pakistan also agreed to “start talks on a broad set of issues at a neutral site,” Mr. Rubio said. However, India’s foreign ministry contradicted Mr. Rubio, saying the cease-fire was worked out directly between India and Pakistan, and that there had been no decision to hold talks on any other issue at any location.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that India and Pakistan had agreed to a "full and immediate ceasefire" after a fourth day of strikes and counter-strikes against each other's military installations. Pakistan's foreign minister also said both countries had agreed to a ceasefire "with immediate effect" and India's foreign ministry said it would start at 5 p.m. Indian time (1130 GMT). "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. Congratulations to both Countries on using Common Sense and Great Intelligence," Trump said in a post on Truth Social. The sudden announcement came on a day when fears spiked that the countries' nuclear arsenals might come into play as Pakistan's military said a top military and civilian body overseeing its nuclear weapons would meet.

India and Pakistan agreed to a full and immediate cease-fire in the worst violence between the two nuclear-armed rivals for more than two decades, after what President Trump described as a long night of U.S.-mediated talks. In a post on his Truth Social network, Trump congratulated both countries “on using Common Sense and Great Intelligence.” The confrontation between India and Pakistan had intensified Saturday with each accusing the other of drone and missile strikes overnight as the U.S. urged them to get around the table. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance led a diplomatic charge to get the two countries to back off from an escalating conflict that the president feared could go nuclear.