Article 6X6H8 India and Pakistan ceasefire agreement in jeopardy after cross-border shelling

India and Pakistan ceasefire agreement in jeopardy after cross-border shelling

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Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi, Shah Meer Baloch i
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Trump announced breakthrough after talks apparently secured by secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and vice-president, JD Vance

India and Pakistan have agreed to a US-mediated ceasefire with immediate effect, though its longevity was thrown into question after reports of cross-border shelling and explosions in Indian-administered Kashmir just hours after it was announced.

The ceasefire - which was hoped to end days of escalating clashes between the two nuclear-armed countries - was first declared by the US president, Donald Trump, on Saturday afternoon, after 48 hours of diplomacy between India and Pakistan, apparently brokered by the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and vice-president, JD Vance.

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