An immediate ceasefire between India and Pakistan was announced on Saturday evening, following heightened tensions after a terrorist attack that killed 26 civilians in Pahalgam. The agreement was reached after diplomatic efforts,

The first word of the truce came from President Trump, who announced that the two countries had reached a "full and immediate ceasefire," after talks mediated by the U.S.

Pakistan on Friday fired drones at various locations, prompting India's air defense to intercept them. The escalation follows recent tensions after India's precision strikes targeting terror infrastructure in response to a deadly attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam.

India’s missile and bomb strikes on targets in Pakistan and Pakistani-controlled Kashmir have prompted multiple attacks in retaliation between the nuclear-armed neighbors to the point that some are now calling it a de facto war.

India launched multiple Israeli-made Harop drones targeting Pakistan overnight and into Thursday, with one damaging a military site and wounding four soldiers, a Pakistani army spokesman said.

India retaliated to Pakistani drone attacks by destroying key posts near Jammu. These posts were used to launch drones. Pakistan targeted multiple Indian locations. India intercepted many threats using counter-drone systems.