India and Pakistan agree to ceasefire after weeks of tensions

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00:00India and Pakistan agreed a ceasefire after weeks of tensions.

00:03India and Pakistan have agreed to a ceasefire after back-and-forth strikes heightened fears

00:09of a wider conflict, with India's foreign secretary saying the halt in fighting is now in effect.

00:17U.S. President Donald Trump made the surprise announcement on social media,

00:22saying it came after a night of talks mediated by Washington,

00:25though an Indian source downplayed U.S. involvement.

00:28Latest strikes The confrontation between the countries had

00:32escalated further Saturday, with Islamabad launching a military operation in retaliation

00:38to what it said were Indian missile launches on its military bases overnight.

00:42Kashmir Massacre Heightened tension between the neighboring

00:46states was sparked by a massacre of tourists last month in Indian-controlled Kashmir.

00:52India blamed Pakistan for the attack and launched Operation Sindor

00:56Wednesday in both Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir.

01:00Islamabad has denied involvement in the killings.

01:03A history of war Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan

01:08each control parts of Kashmir but claim it in full and have fought three wars over the territory.

01:13Pakistan reopens airspace across the country Pakistan has fully reopened its airspace for

01:19all fights across the country, following a ceasefire announcement between Pakistan and India.

01:24A spokesperson for Pakistan Airports Authority, PAA, earlier said the country had closed its airspace

01:30to all air traffic, including civilian flights, starting at 3.15 a.m. local time on Saturday,

01:376.15 p.m. Friday ET, until noon local time.

01:41Indian source says both sides worked directly on truce after Trump says U.S. mediated.

01:46A source on the Indian side said the agreement to halt all military activity

01:50was worked out directly between India and Pakistan,

01:54despite U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement

01:57that the ceasefire was the result of a night of U.S. mediation.