'Uske vaade pe yakin kaise': Shashi Tharoor takes a poetic jab at Pakistan after ceasefire violation

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday took a dig at Pakistan with poetry after it violated ceasefire agreement within hours of reaching a deal with India.

In a late-night post on X, Tharoor posted a Hindi couplet: "Uski fitrat hai mukar jaane ki, uske vaade pe yakeen kaise karu."



It roughly translates to "It's their nature to go back on their word, how can I trust their promises?"


On the sidelines of an event after the ceasefire was announced, the Congress leader had said that "peace was essential".


"I am very glad. India never wanted a long-term war but India wanted to teach terrorists a lesson, I believe that lesson has been taught," he said, referring to the "Operation Sindoor", that was launched on Wednesday to strike terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir following a deadly attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam on April 22.

Ceasefire agreement

India and Pakistan have agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire, effective from 5 PM today, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri announced on Saturday. Both countries are now set to talk on May 12.

Misri confirmed that Pakistan's Director General of Military Operations contacted his Indian counterpart earlier today and the two sides agreed to halt all military actions--on land, at sea, and in the air--effective from 1700 hours IST.

Addressing the press briefing on Saturday, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said, "Pakistan's Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) called Indian DGMO at 15:35 hours earlier this afternoon. It was agreed between them that both sides would stop all firing and military action on land and in the air and sea with effect from 1700 hours Indian Standard Time."


He added, "Today, instructions have been given on both sides to give effect to this understanding. The Directors General of Military Operations will talk again on the 12th of May at 1200 hours."

The stoppage of firing and military action between India and Pakistan was worked out directly between the two countries, as per sources. India has worked this out bilaterally and not as a result of mediation, the sources said.

Pakistan violates agreement

India said Pakistan violated an agreement to stop military action against each other, hours after the accord was reached and had gone into effect at 5 pm on Saturday.

“For the last few hours, there have been repeated violations of the understanding arrived at earlier this evening,” foreign secretary Vikram Misri said at a televised briefing late on Saturday. “The armed forces are giving an adequate and appropriate response to these violations. We call upon Pakistan to take appropriate steps to address these violations and deal with the situation with seriousness and responsibility.”

After India had announced that bilateral agreement was reached, Srinagar was rocked by multiple blasts at around 8:50 pm that continued intermittently for at least 40 minutes on Saturday night. Similar reports came in from other parts of Kashmir, including Anantnag in the south and Baramulla in the north. Electricity was shut across the Valley.