Saturday began with the looming specter of full-blown war between India and Pakistan. It ended with an evening ceasefire announcement by President Donald Trump. Here's a look at how events unfolded.

As tensions ratcheted up over the last week of fighting, Pakistan did not consider deploying nuclear warheads to strike India, the country’s foreign minister Ishaq Dar told CNN on Monday.

The high-stakes stand-off between India and Pakistan seems to be de-escalating after the United States brokered an immediate ceasefire between the two nuclear powers, but their bad blood has only continued to boil.

Pakistani officials have said Saturday’s ceasefire with India reestablished deterrence. But New Delhi insists the rules of engagement have irrevocably changed.

India has rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that he helped New Delhi and Islamabad reach a ceasefire in exchange for trade concessions.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has issued a strong six-point response to claims made by US President Donald Trump and his administration concerning the recent India-Pakistan ceasefire. The MEA refuted assertions of US mediation,

An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Pulwama on Thursday morning, after the police got specific inputs on the terrorists' hideout.

The ceasefire had been expected to bring a swift end to weeks of escalating clashes triggered by the mass shooting of tourists last month that India blames on Pakistan.