Fragile ceasefire holds between India, Pakistan as Trump offers more help

Reuters ^ | May 11, 2025 5:17 AM UTC | Saurabh Sharma, Tariq Maqbool and Aftab Ahmed

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Summary

• Relief in border towns on Sunday morning as ceasefire holds
• Trump pledges increased trade and Kashmir solution
• Ceasefire reached after US diplomacy and pressure
• India and Pakistan blame each other for overnight violations

AMRITSAR, India/ MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan, May 11 (Reuters) - A fragile ceasefire was holding between India and Pakistan on Sunday, after hours of overnight fighting between the nuclear-armed neighbours, as U.S. President Donald Trump said he will work to provide a solution regarding Kashmir.

The arch rivals were involved in intense firing for four days, the worst in nearly three decades, with missiles and drones being fired at each other's military installations and dozens of people killed.

A ceasefire agreement was reached after diplomacy and pressure from the United States, but within hours, artillery fire was witnessed in Indian Kashmir, the centre of much of the fighting.

Blasts from air-defence systems boomed in cities near the border under blackout, similar to the previous two evenings, according to authorities, residents and Reuters witnesses.

Late on Saturday, India said Pakistan had violated the understanding arrived to sto

p firing and that the Indian armed forces had been instructed to "deal strongly" with any repetition. In response, Pakistan said it was committed to the ceasefire and blamed India for the violations.

By dawn, the fighting and explosions reported overnight had died down on both sides of the border, according to Reuters witnesses.

Power was restored in most areas along India's border towns after a blackout the previous night.

Trump praised leaders of both countries for agreeing to halt the aggression.

"While not even discussed, I am going to increase trade, substantially, with both of these great nations.

Additionally, I will work with you both to see if... a solution can be arrived at concerning Kashmir," Trump...

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