Overview
- Speaking at Azerbaijan’s Victory Day parade in Baku, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for what he called a decisive role in securing the May ceasefire.
- Sharif said Trump’s leadership restored peace and averted a wider war, repeating Islamabad’s public praise for Washington’s role.
- India rejects claims of outside mediation, stating the May 10 halt followed direct engagement after four days of cross-border strikes.
- Trump announced on May 10 that the neighbors had agreed to a “full and immediate ceasefire” after a “long night” of talks he described as mediated by Washington, a claim he has repeated since.
- The confrontation followed India’s May 7 launch of Operation Sindoor in response to the April 22 Pahalgam attack, and Sharif’s remarks came at a parade featuring Pakistani and Turkiye contingents and a JF‑17 flypast.