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  A ceasefire was achieved around midday on Saturday, 10 May, with the intervention of the United States. The US grew concerned with the possibility of the conflict turning nuclear, and the Secretary of State Marco Rubio started making calls from 4:00 PKT. He spoke to Pakistan's Army chief Asim Munir, National Security Advisor Asim Malik and prime minister Shehbaz Sharif. United States Vice President J. D. Vance was in touch with the Indian authorities, including prime minister Narendra Modi. US president Donald Trump made a post on social media about the ceasefire around late noon IST/PKT, prior to the official announcements by the Indian and Pakistani foreign ministers. Thanking the heads of India and Pakistan, Trump vowed to enhance trade "substantially" with both nations. Rubio declared that both nations would discuss "a broad set of issues at a neutral site" and that he and Vance had extensively corresponded with senior officials on both sides. Hours later, following ceasefire violations, Indian officials had not yet voiced readiness for talks.
  
  Interventions were also made by Saudi Arabia, Iran, the UAE and the UK. The Indian and Pakistani heads of military operations spoke on phone at 2:30 pm for the first time since the conflict broke out. Foreign Secretary of India Vikram Misri and the Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said that both militaries agreed to a full ceasefire and that hostilities would end as of 5:00 p.m. IST /4:30 pm PKT (11:30 GMT). Dar said that 36 countries helped broker the truce. However, an Indian official told Agence France Presse that the ceasefire was negotiated bilaterally in the sense that "stoppage of firing and military action between India and Pakistan was worked out directly between the two countries". Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif said that Trump had played a "pivotal and paramount role" in facilitating the truce along with representatives of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar, the UK, UN, and China. Following the agreement, Pakistan reopened its airspace to commercial flights. Military hotlines between the two states were activated.
  
  According to information reportedly provided to India's parliamentary panel on foreign affairs, Pakistan's Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) attempted to contact his Indian counterpart at 9:15 am IST on 10 May. Another message was sent through diplomatic channels shortly after noon. In the interim, as reported by journalist Shishir Gupta, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio informed the Indian Foreign Minister at 11:30 am of Pakistan's willingness to agree to a ceasefire. A DGMO-level conversation took place at 1:15 pm IST, followed by another at 3:30 pm, during which a formal understanding was reached. Indian foreign minister S. Jaishankar said in Europe that India fired back in self-defence and, once Pakistan relented, "we were able to stop firing". Pakistan's military spokesperson said that it was India which first requested a ceasefire, and that Pakistan responded only after completing its own retaliatory campaign.