India and Pakistan agree ‘full and immediate ceasefire’, Trump claims after ‘long night of talks mediated by US’

INDIA and Pakistan have agreed to a “full and immediate ceasefire”, Donald Trump says.

The two countries had been trading missiles and threats for the past week – but will now lay down their weapons, Pakistan confirmed.

X/CLASH REPORTIndia launched a volley of missiles into Pakistan earlier this week[/caption] XPakistani responded with missiles of their own last night[/caption]

Trump wrote: “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. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”

The unexpected announcement comes after the US said it would try to broker an agreement between the sparring nations.

Pakistan’s foreign minister confirmed the news: “Pakistan and India have agreed to a ceasefire with immediate effect.

“Pakistan has always strived for peace and security in the region, without comprising on its sovereignty and territorial integrity.”

India is yet to comment on the development.

Last month, dozens of tourists in India-controlled Kashmir were killed in a mass shooting – which the authorities pinned on Pakistan.

India had vowed to respond, and this week launched a volley of missiles at its neighbour.

Pakistan said early this morning it had launched a retaliatory operation against India with missile and drone strikes on 25 targets.

They claimed to have attacked airbases and weapons depots in the Indian states of Gujarat, Punjab and Rajasthan, as well as locations in India-administered Kashmir.

The two nations had adopted aggressive positions, and announced named military operations against one another.

India claimed to have killed a top commander of a Pakistan-based militant group on Friday.

In the most recent escalation, Pakistan’s military said it used medium-range Fateh missiles to strike more than 25 military sites in India, dubbed “Operation Bunyan ul Marsoos”.

India military officials condemned the strikes as a “blatant escalation” and said they had come under attack by drones and “other munitions”.

APArmy soldiers stand guard at a mosque building damaged near Muzaffarabad, Pakistan[/caption] RexIndian paramilitary soldiers cordon off the area after an unknown aircraft crushed in Wuyan near Indian-administered Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar[/caption]

The US had calling on both sides to step back from the brink – efforts Trump today suggested had been successful.

Trump’s secretary of state Marco Rubio said Washington would help starting “constructive talks in order to avoid future conflicts” .

India launched a volley of missiles into Pakistan earlier this week