Trump Wanted an India-Pakistan Ceasefire for 1 Reason
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As tensions ratcheted up over the last week of fighting, Pakistan did not consider deploying nuclear warheads to strike India, the country’s foreign minister Ishaq Dar told CNN on Monday.
The Pakistan Super League is set to resume this weekend after a ceasefire between Pakistan and India. “Let the aura take over as we unite and celebrate the spirit of cricket," he posted. Pakistan and India agreed to a truce last Saturday after talks to defuse their most serious military confrontation in decades.
Indian officials say Pakistan is violating an hours-old ceasefire as fighting reportedly continues to take places along the countries’ borders. NBC News’ Matt Bradley reports on how the ceasefire could still hold as it continues to be communicated across both sides.
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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.
India has rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that he helped New Delhi and Islamabad reach a ceasefire in exchange for trade concessions