Senior military officials from Pakistan and India on Monday held their first round of negotiations through a hotline and agreed to maintain the ceasefire agreed on Saturday after the five days of the war.

As part of the ceasefire agreement, broken by the United States, Director -General Military Operations (DGMO) from Pakistan Major General Kashif Abdullah and his Indian colleague LT Gen Rajiv Ghai spoke with each other.

“Questions related to continuing the commitment that both sides must not fire a single shot or initiate any aggressive and inimic act against each other was discussed,” the Indian army said. “It was also agreed that both sides are considering immediate measures to ensure troop reduction from borders and forward -looking areas,” it added.

Far from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rhetoric in his first speech after the conflict pressed the Indian military official to preserve the ceasefire. Pakistan, on the other hand, confirmed the contact but gave no details. Officials said both sides would have another round in the next 48 hours.

The US-broken ceasefire between the two nuclear forces remained intact overnight. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio while announcing the details of the ceasefire had said that both sides would start conversations about a number of broader questions in a neutral place.

Modi suggested Monday on conversations, but insisted that they would focus on “terrorism” and “part of Kashmir under Pakistan’s control” – a reference to Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK). The statement meant that India had accepted the negotiations, while Modi’s focus on terrorism and AJK was an attempt to satisfy its domestic audience.

Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said the question of Kashmir and Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) would be on the priority list of Pakistan when the conversations with India take place.

Hours before Modi’s speech, saying “Operation Sindoor” was only suspended, the Pakistani military’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), issued a statement that warned India that any future attempt to threaten the territorial integrity of Pakistan would affect an appropriate response.

The latest escalation between India and Pakistan started on April 22 when 26 people were killed in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) Tourist Resort of Pahagam. Without presenting evidence, India immediately accused Pakistan of the attack.

India also took hostile measures on April 23, held the 65-year-old IWT in Abeyance, canceled Visa of Pakistani citizens, closed the Wagah-Attari border transition, closed Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi and drastically cut the diplomatic strength of each other’s missions.

Pakistan denied the Indian accusation without evidence. However, the National Security Committee (NSC) also took countermeasures, including stopping any trade in India and closing Pakistani airspace for Indian aircraft and others.

The situation escalated further into the small hours of May 7, when missiles hit six cities in Punjab and AJK and destroyed several mosques. Dozens of innocent civilians, including women and children and the elderly, were martyrated in the attack at night.

The Pakistani forces presented a prayed, yet very strong reaction to the enemy, shooting down their five wars, including three Rafales – the Pride of the Indian Air Force. For the next two days, India sent swarms of Israeli made drones, which were also set up by the Pakistani military.

For even more escalating in the small hours on Saturday, India fired missiles fired against some Pakistani Airbases. Hours later, Pakistan Operation launched Bunyanum Marsoos and destroyed and damaged 26 Indian military installations – missiles, airbases and other goals.

In the evening, US President Donald Trump announced that both Pakistan and India after all night diplomacy agreed to a ceasefire. Minutes later, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar confirmed the development and then the Indian Foreign Secretary.

Trump said on Monday that the United States intervention prevented a “poor nuclear war” between the two nuclear armed neighbors and added that the United States was ready to help both the counties in the wake of the ceasefire agreement that his administration helped broker.

“We stopped a nuclear conflict. I think it could have been a bad nuclear war, millions of people could have been killed. So I’m very proud of it,” Trump told journalists in the White House. “Trade is a big reason why they stopped fighting,” Trump added.

(With input from agencies)