Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif on Nov 8, 2025, thanked US President Donald Trump for "bold leadership" in securing the May ceasefire, averting war and saving millions, during a speech at Azerbaijan's Victory Day parade in Baku.
New Delhi maintains the May 10 de-escalation after four days of drone and missile strikes was a direct bilateral understanding, with no external mediation involved.
The brief India-Pakistan flare-up in May 2025 stemmed from border skirmishes, ending with a mutual halt to hostilities amid global calls for restraint.