CNN: India, Pakistan Agree to Ceasefire After Weeks of Tensions and Fighting

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Now Potentially ░░░░░░░░ new start point All ░░░░░░░░ Nick Paton Walsh thank ░░░░░░░░ so much In Kyiv ░░░░░░░░ right We ve got ░░░░░░░░ other breaking news as ░░░░░░░░ After weeks of dramatically ░░░░░░░░ fighting between two nuclear ░░░░░░░░ India and Pakistan say ░░░░░░░░ have reached a ceasefire ░░░░░░░░ President Trump said the ░░░░░░░░ S mediated a night ░░░░░░░░ talks between the two ░░░░░░░░ and added congratulations to ░░░░░░░░ countries on using common ░░░░░░░░ and great intelligence Earlier ░░░░░░░░ the conflict escalated even ░░░░░░░░ when Pakistan launched a ░░░░░░░░ operation it said was ░░░░░░░░ retaliation for India s ░░░░░░░░ on military bases We ░░░░░░░░ got full coverage of ░░░░░░░░ developments CNN s Nic ░░░░░░░░ is in Islamabad Pakistan ░░░░░░░░ Chance is in new ░░░░░░░░ and Betsy Klein is ░░░░░░░░ the White House So ░░░░░░░░ let s begin with ░░░░░░░░ Fighting had escalated today ░░░░░░░░ Pakistan launched a new ░░░░░░░░ operation Why are they ░░░░░░░░ now to pull back ░░░░░░░░ least temporarily Yeah I ░░░░░░░░ There s a sense ░░░░░░░░ relief here and a ░░░░░░░░ of whiplash among people ░░░░░░░░ kind of woke up ░░░░░░░░ morning and Pakistan was ░░░░░░░░ a huge barrage Of ░░░░░░░░ Into India After holding ░░░░░░░░ for Many days of ░░░░░░░░ strikes Into Pakistan just ░░░░░░░░ the past Couple of ░░░░░░░░ there s been Diplomacy ░░░░░░░░ on in the background ░░░░░░░░ a source here Told ░░░░░░░░ about a day and ░░░░░░░░ half two days ago ░░░░░░░░ Pakistan was really Pausing ░░░░░░░░ the diplomacy Could play ░░░░░░░░ It was the United ░░░░░░░░ Saudi Arabia The uae ░░░░░░░░ all involved And what ░░░░░░░░ This source Described to ░░░░░░░░ in the in the ░░░░░░░░ hours of this morning ░░░░░░░░ thought the Pakistanis Thought ░░░░░░░░ diplomacy Was on track ░░░░░░░░ it was going to ░░░░░░░░ fruit And then India ░░░░░░░░ Three military bases Very ░░░░░░░░ In the morning here ░░░░░░░░ not far from From ░░░░░░░░ we re standing India ░░░░░░░░ into Pakistani air bases ░░░░░░░░ then Pakistan if you ░░░░░░░░ snapped They just took ░░░░░░░░ decision that the diplomacy ░░░░░░░░ not working and Fired ░░░░░░░░ a very significant barrage ░░░░░░░░ say hitting many Indian ░░░░░░░░ Bases and Indian army ░░░░░░░░ in the Indian administered ░░░░░░░░ of Kashmir It was ░░░░░░░░ the source indicated to ░░░░░░░░ a bigger strike back ░░░░░░░░ they had been thinking ░░░░░░░░ they would do Now ░░░░░░░░ Pakistan s perspective they ░░░░░░░░ that pushed India to ░░░░░░░░ to negotiate and Pakistan ░░░░░░░░ quickly getting in contact ░░░░░░░░ the with secretary Rubio ░░░░░░░░ it had been behind ░░░░░░░░ diplomacy that had been ░░░░░░░░ the day before It ░░░░░░░░ fallen apart with this ░░░░░░░░ of fire And now ░░░░░░░░ wanted to get it ░░░░░░░░ on again And they ░░░░░░░░ Rubio working both sides ░░░░░░░░ to the sources here ░░░░░░░░ happened during the day ░░░░░░░░ whole talks were on ░░░░░░░░ knife edge I was ░░░░░░░░ because several times India ░░░░░░░░ Pakistan fired back and ░░░░░░░░ it wasn t until ░░░░░░░░ afternoon it appeared that ░░░░░░░░ the sort of idea ░░░░░░░░ a ceasefire was taking ░░░░░░░░ India wasn t firing ░░░░░░░░ wasn t responding What ░░░░░░░░ m told here is ░░░░░░░░ secretary Marco Rubio played ░░░░░░░░ very huge and significant ░░░░░░░░ in bringing this diplomacy ░░░░░░░░ in a rather short ░░░░░░░░ of time But again ░░░░░░░░ whiplash now this is ░░░░░░░░ ceasefire It doesn t ░░░░░░░░ with some of the ░░░░░░░░ issues that are behind ░░░░░░░░ tension in the first ░░░░░░░░ such as the water ░░░░░░░░ indus water treaty that ░░░░░░░░ has said that it ░░░░░░░░ no longer allow three ░░░░░░░░ rivers of water to ░░░░░░░░ into Pakistan That s ░░░░░░░░ resolved yet So I ░░░░░░░░ we definitely understand that ░░░░░░░░ the line of control ░░░░░░░░ border