New Delhi, May 10 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9.40 pm: NATION DEL174 LDALL-INDOPAK **** After 4 days of intense cross-border strikes, India, Pakistan reach understanding to stop military actions, firings New Delhi/Washington: India and Pakistan on Saturday reached an understanding to stop all firings and military actions on land, air and sea, with immediate effect after four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes that brought the two countries teetering on the edge of full scale war. **** DEL160 INDO-PAK-PM MEETING **** PM Modi chairs high-level meeting after ceasefire announcement New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting Saturday evening with top government functionaries, including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, following the announcement that India and Pakistan have reached an understanding to stop military actions. **** DEL125 INDOPAK-DGMO-MISRI **** DGMOs of India, Pak agree to halt military ops from 5 pm onwards: FS Misri New Delhi: The directors general of military operations (DGMO) of India and Pakistan have agreed to stop all firings and military action on land, air and sea with effect from 5 pm on Saturday, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri has announced. **** DEL168 GOVT TERROR 2ND LD WAR **** Any future terror act will be considered ‘act of war’ against India: Govt sources New Delhi: The government decided on Saturday that India will treat any future act of terror on its soil as an “act of war” and respond accordingly, top official sources said in a warning to Pakistan that came ahead of the announcement of an understanding between the two countries to end the military action which started after the terrorist attack in Pahalgam. **** DEL100 INDOPAK-TERRORISTS-LD IDENTITY **** Top terrorists, including IC-814 planner, killed in Operation Sindoor New Delhi: The Indian strikes on terror nerve centres of Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir under Operation Sindoor on May 7 have neutralised five most wanted terrorists of these organisations, including the mastermind of IC-814 hijacking in 1999, officials said Saturday. **** DEL166 INDOPAK-CEASEFIRE-JK-LD REAX **** J-K political parties welcome ‘ceasefire’ between India, Pakistan; better late than never: Omar Srinagar: Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir Saturday welcomed the “ceasefire” between India and Pakistan and expressed hope of permanent peace in the region. **** DEL155 INDOPAK-PUNITIVE **** Indus Waters Treaty will remain in abeyance: Sources New Delhi: India’s punitive measures against Pakistan including putting the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance following the Pahalgam terror attack will remain in place, government sources said on Saturday. **** DEL109 INDOPAK-LD BORDER DISTRICTS **** Border districts on the edge: 6 killed, 8 BSF personnel among injured in strikes by Pakistani military Jammu/Pathankot: Six persons were killed and eight BSF personnel were among several injured in fresh mortar shelling and drone strikes by Pakistani military Saturday, leaving on the edge lakhs of people in India’s border districts where debris of unidentified projectiles were found and a crater was formed in an agricultural field. **** DEL173 INDOPAK-CEASEFIRE-LD REAX **** Opposition questions ‘US-brokered’ ceasefire, seek special Parliament session New Delhi: Opposition parties on Saturday questioned the “US-brokered” ceasefire between India and Pakistan and demanded that the government brief political parties about it and call a special session of Parliament to discuss the events of the past 18 days, even as the BJP credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for bringing the “enemy on its knees”. **** DEL165 INDOPAK LD BJP **** BJP hails PM Modi, armed forces following ceasefire announcement New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership and the bravery of the armed forces following the announcement of an understanding between India and Pakistan to stop all firings and military actions. **** DEL158 INDOPAK-PB-BLACKOUT-WITHDRAWN (RPT) **** Blackout orders, restrictions withdrawn in Punjab after Indo-Pak ceasefire Chandigarh: Authorities in Punjab withdrew orders pertaining to enforcement of blackout on Saturday evening after India and Pakistan agreed to an immediate ceasefire. **** LEGAL LGD5 SC-OPERATION SINDOOR-PLEA **** Plea in SC seeks direction not to allow registration of trademark ‘Operation Sindoor’ New Delhi: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the authorities not to allow registration of trademark under the name “Operation Sindoor”, saying it should not be allowed to be misused for commercial exploitation. **** LGD2 DL-HC-JUDGES-SHORTAGE **** PIL highlights shortage of judges in Delhi HC New Delhi: A PIL has been filed in the Delhi High Court, highlighting a shortage of judges and urging for expeditiously filling up the vacancies by elevating eligible district judges and advocates from the bar. **** FOREIGN FGN67 US-TRUMP-2NDLDALL INDOPAK **** Pak, India agree to immediate ceasefire; US says it mediated the truce Washington: India and Pakistan have agreed to a “full and immediate” ceasefire, President Donald Trump announced on Saturday, claiming that it was a result of the US-mediated talks. **** FGN66 PAK-INDIA-LD REAX **** Nawaz Sharif praises Pakistan as ‘peace-loving’ nation after ceasefire with India Islamabad: Former three-time premier Nawaz Sharif on Saturday said that Pakistan was a “peace-loving” country, but also “knows how to defend itself”.

His comments came after US President Donald Trump announced that India and Pakistan have agreed to a “full and immediate” ceasefire. By Sajjad Hussain **** FGN61: PAK-INDIA-CEASEFIRE-US REAX ****President Trump is ‘President of Peace’: US Foreign Affairs Committee on India-Pak ceasefire announcement New York/Washington: The House Committee on Foreign Affairs in the US on Saturday said President Donald Trump is the “President of Peace”, after the American leader announced India and Pakistan have agreed to a “full and immediate” ceasefire following talks “mediated” by Washington.**** PTI OZ OZ