Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that Islamabad has responded positively to a proposed ceasefire with India in the larger interest of peace in the region. India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire Saturday after U.S.-led talks to end the most serious military confrontation between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades but accused each other of violating the deal just hours later.

Pakistan says positive response to ceasefire is in the interest of peace

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that Islamabad has responded positively to a proposed ceasefire with India in the larger interest of peace in the region. India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire Saturday after U.S.-led talks to end the most serious military confrontation between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades but accused each other of violating the deal just hours later.