{"id":6852,"date":"2025-05-10T18:05:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T18:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=6852"},"modified":"2025-05-10T18:05:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T18:05:11","slug":"un-chief-sees-pakistan-india-ceasefire-as-opportunity-for-lasting-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=6852","title":{"rendered":"UN chief sees Pakistan-India ceasefire as opportunity for lasting peace"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres welcomed the ceasefire announced by Pakistan and India on Saturday, describing it as a &#8220;positive step&#8221; that could pave the way for lasting peace, his spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>The statement came after the two nuclear-armed South Asian neighbours agreed to a &#8220;full and immediate&#8221; ceasefire, following the intervention of US President Donald Trump after four days of heightened military exchanges.<\/p>\n<p>Guterres \u201chopes the agreement will contribute to lasting peace and foster an environment conducive to addressing broader, longstanding issues between the two countries,\u201d said his spokesperson St\u00e9phane Dujarric in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: Pakistan and India agree to immediate ceasefire<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, US President Donald Trump confirmed the ceasefire, stating that India and Pakistan had reached a \u201cfull and immediate\u201d cessation of hostilities after days of military strikes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter 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,\u201d Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/114483405683675564<\/p>\n<p>The development was subsequently confirmed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.<\/p>\n<p>Dar affirmed the ceasefire via social media, reiterating Pakistan\u2019s commitment to regional peace and stability while underscoring the country\u2019s resolve to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity.<\/p>\n<p>Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar stated in a social media post, \u201cIndia and Pakistan have today worked out an understanding on the stoppage of firing and military action.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The confrontation, which began on the night of May 6\u20137, escalated rapidly and marked the most serious military conflict between the two neighbors, resulting in dozens of casualties.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: Operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos: Pakistan counters India\u2019s Operation Sindhoor<\/p>\n<p>Despite repeated warnings from the Pakistani government, India continued provocative actions, including multiple drone incursions, and attack on military bases which ultimately triggered\u00a0a retaliatory military operation named \u2018Bunyan-un-Marsoos\u2019<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres welcomed the ceasefire announced by Pakistan and India on Saturday, describing it as a &#8220;positive step&#8221; that could pave the way for lasting peace, his spokesperson said. The statement came after the two nuclear-armed South Asian neighbours agreed to a &#8220;full and immediate&#8221; ceasefire, following the intervention of US President Donald [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6852"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6852\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}