Parties laud truce agreement, seek prolonged peace
New Delhi, May 11 -- Leaders across party lines on Saturday welcomed the agreement reached between India and Pakistan to stop all military actions against each other after four days of intense armed confrontation, amid calls for an all-party meeting, to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Foreign secretary Vikram Misri announced the ceasefire agreement at a press briefing around 6pm, saying that the understanding was reached after a call initiated by the Pakistani military, and that both sides agreed to "stop all firing and military action on land and in the air and sea".
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah welcomed the development but criticised the delay.
"If it had happened 2-3 days ago, the lives we lost would not hav...
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