India, May 10 -- India and Pakistan reached an agreement for a ceasefire on Saturday, putting a pause to the escalating tensions that had erupted following India's military response to the April 22 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, which claimed 26 lives.

Foreign secretary Vikram Misri briefed the media that the move came after a call from Pakistan's Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) to his Indian counterpart earlier in the day.

Earlier in the day, amid tensions between India and Pakistan, India described Pakistan's actions as "escalatory" and "provocative." Vikram Misri made these remarks during a press briefing, where he presented evidence of Pakistan's provocative actions and debunked the misinformation bein...