While US President Donald Trump, the first to announce the development, said both India and Pakistan had agreed to a "full and immediate ceasefire", secretary of state Marco Rubio went a step further and claimed the countries had consented to start talks on a broad set of issues at a neutral site.

Marco Rubio on Saturday revealed he and US VP JD Vance spent the past 48 hours with senior Indian and Pakistani officials, including PMs Modi & Shehbaz Sharif.

The first word on the truce came from U.S. President Donald Trump, who posted to his Truth Social platform that he was pleased to announce that India and Pakistan had 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!”