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The India-Pakistan ceasefire is prolonged to Might 18, with DGMOs set to debate border tensions. India continues holding the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance attributable to terrorism issues.
New Delhi:
The ceasefire between India and Pakistan has been prolonged until Might 18, with the Director Normal of Army Operations (DGMO) of New Delhi and Islamabad set to carry talks quickly, sources stated.
In keeping with sources, the DGMOs of each international locations will evaluate the state of affairs alongside the border in the course of the assembly. Comply with LIVE updates
This comes a day after India and Pakistan determined to proceed their confidence-building measures to progressively cut back the excessive alertness ranges on the Line of Management and border areas. “Additional to the understanding between the 2 DGMOs on tenth of Might 2025, it has been determined to proceed the confidence-building measures in order to scale back the alertness degree. Because the state of affairs develops additional, we will intimate you,” the Indian Military stated in a press release.
India and Pakistan reached an understanding on Might 10 to finish the battle after 4 days of cross-border drone and missile strikes.
India launched Operation Sindoor on the intervening evening of Might 7 and eight to focus on terror bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror assault wherein 26 individuals died. India additionally took sturdy diplomatic measures, considered one of which was to droop the decades-long Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan.
The neighbouring nation, whose territory is used as a launchpad for terrorists, responded by launching drone and rocket strikes on Indian civilian areas and navy installations. In retaliation, India struck a number of air bases and key navy property in Pakistan. India additionally intercepted a number of drones and rockets that Pakistan fired.
On Might 10, India and Pakistan reached an settlement to cease all firing and navy motion on land, air and sea, with quick impact. Pakistan, nonetheless, violated the settlement inside hours of it coming into impact.
Pakistan provides dialogue with India
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday prolonged a proposal of talks to India, saying Pakistan is able to have interaction “for peace”.
Earlier, Islamabad, huge swathes of that are depending on the waters of the Indus each for agriculture and consuming, wrote to the Jal Shakti ministry asking that India rethink the choice to place the Indus Waters Treaty into abeyance. The Pakistani Ministry warned that suspending the treaty would set off a disaster inside the nation.
Nevertheless, India has stated that the Indus Water Treaty will proceed to be stored in abeyance till “cross-border terrorism by Pakistan is credibly and irrevocably stopped”.
PM Modi on Indus Water Treaty
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his first message to the nation on Operation Sindoor, stated that “water and blood can’t movement collectively” – referring to a transparent message that whereas India could have agreed to a ceasefire with Pakistan, it has no plans to elevate the maintain on the Indus Waters Treaty
“Terror and speak can’t happen collectively. Terror and commerce can’t happen collectively. And, water and blood additionally can’t movement collectively,” the PM stated in his message.
PM Modi additionally warned Pakistan that India has solely paused its motion and its subsequent transfer will depend upon Pakistan’s actions.