Long night and a sudden turnaround: 10 things that happened after India-Pakistan ceasefire deal

NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan agreed to an immediate ceasefire on Saturday, following a sharp escalation in cross-border tensions triggered by the deadly April 22 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam. The breakthrough came after what the US President Donald Trump called "intense diplomatic engagement" over the past two days. The tension began when Pakistan-backed terrorists killed 26 civilians in Pahalgam. In retaliation, India launched 'Operation Sindoor' on May 7, carrying out precision strikes on nine terror camps located in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK). Pakistan responded with drone attacks targeting areas in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Gujarat. These attacks were intercepted by Indian defence systems but raised fears of a broader conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.Amid growing concern, the United States played a key role in de-escalating the situation. US secretary of state Marco Rubio said he and Vice President JD Vance held discussions with senior officials from both countries. Rubio also commended PM Modi and Pakistan for choosing dialogue over confrontation.Follow live updates: 'Will increase trade with both nations,' says Trump on India-Pakistan ceasefireHowever, just a few hours after the ceasefire declaration, violation was witnessed by Pakistan in Srinagar and other border areas.Here's what happened after the ceasefireBefore the ceasefire was announced, India, in a drastic revision of its security doctrine, Saturday declared that it would from now on consider every instance of terrorism directed against it as an "act of war" and would respond accordingly.Read more: Behind the scenes of ceasefire: Calls from Pakistan, WashingtonSources explained that the decision considerably lowers the threshold for India to give full-scale military response to attacks orchestrated from across the border. Although India responded militarily to terrorist attacks in Uri in 2016, Pulwama in 2019 and, most recently, Pahalgam by exercising the military option, the decision on Saturday bakes the new security posture into a doctrine.