Pakistan and India agree to ceasefire
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UK's Lammy and Rubio also discussed the ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan, and called for both countries to maintain the ceasefire and to continue to communicate. Rubio said the U.S. supported direct dialogue between India and Pakistan and encouraged continued efforts to improve communications.
As tensions ratcheted up over the last week of fighting, Pakistan did not consider deploying nuclear warheads to strike India, the country’s foreign minister Ishaq Dar told CNN on Monday.
Trump called India attack on Pakistan "a shame." Marco Rubio echoed his sentiments. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has had a friendly US relation
In an interview with CNN, Dar revealed that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called him, saying, “India is ready for a ceasefire. If you also stop, this can be resolved.” Dar said he responded by giving his word, stating, “If India does not resume hostilities, we won’t either.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged de-escalation and expressed support for direct dialogue in separate calls with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday,
India and Pakistan have been pushed a step closer to war after a gun massacre of tourists on April 22, their most serious confrontation in decades.