Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has said, “War is not the solution to anything. I told you in the morning as well that if India agrees to stop and not do retaliatory moves, then we are ready [for a ceasefire].

Speaking to Geo News, he said, “As I had told you, I had talked to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.

“Pakistan and India have agreed that at 4:30, we will have a ceasefire.”

He added that the rest of the process will continue.

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