The first word of the truce came from President Trump, who announced that the two countries had reached a "full and immediate ceasefire," after talks mediated by the U.S.

Lack of enough bunkers is one of the reasons people are afraid to go back to their homes in border towns in Jammu and Kashmir.

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.

Indian officials say Pakistan is violating an hours-old ceasefire as fighting reportedly continues to take places along the countries’ borders. NBC News’ Matt Bradley reports on how the ceasefire could still hold as it continues to be communicated across both sides.