Srinagar, May 11 -- Border residents in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday welcomed the announcement of a full and immediate ceasefire between India and Pakistan, made by the United States President Donald Trump.

People living along the Line of Control (LoC) in Gurez, Poonch, Rajouri, Uri, and Karnah, speaking to the news agency-Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said war has never brought solutions but only losses. They expressed hope that this ceasefire would bring stability to their lives.

After a night of talks mediated by the United States, Trump announced on a social media platform, Truth Social, that both countries had agreed to cease hostilities.

Earlier, the Indian Air Force (IAF) had carried out strikes on eight military sites in Pakistan...