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BJP criticized Congress's remarks on the India-Pakistan issue, asserting that PoK is a bilateral matter with no room for third-party mediation, dismissing Trump's claims of brokering peace. The party urged the opposition to support the government during Operation Sindoor and questioned their intent in demanding a Parliament session after the Pahalgam attack,

Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar over the US 's claims of having played mediator between India and Pakistan,

With last-minute U.S. mediation, cooler heads prevailed between India and Pakistan. But a flare-up is inevitable.

The military operations chiefs of India and Pakistan will discuss on Monday the next steps for the nuclear-armed neighbours after a ceasefire returns calm to the border, following their fiercest fighting in nearly three decades.

A ceasefire agreed between India and Pakistan appears to be holding, with both sides stressing their commitment to the surprise truce which halted the worst fighting in decades between the nuclear-armed neighbors.