Pakistan Violates Ceasefire In Jammu Region Hours After Truce Agreement, Drones Also Spotted

Pakistan violated nan self-sought truce connected May 10 by shelling astatine aggregate locations on nan LoC successful Palanwalla assemblage successful Jammu. Multiple explosions were besides heard arsenic aerial defense systems changeable down drone/suspicious UAVs successful Baramulla. 

According to reports, Pakistan is utilizing artillery to occurrence on LoC successful Akhnoor, Rajouri RS Pura, Palanwalla assemblage successful Jammu. Blackouts were declared successful Srinagar, Baramulla, Pathankot and different areas.

Sources said BSF has been asked to retaliate pinch afloat unit against Pakistani violations. The violations travel hardly a fewer hours aft Pakistan called nan India broadside and asked for truce. 

The statement was reached betwixt nan 2 countries aft nan Pakistan broadside reached retired to India.

Omar Abdullah, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir wrote connected X (formally Twitter), "This is nary ceasefire. The aerial defence units successful nan mediate of Srinagar conscionable opened up. What nan hellhole conscionable happened to nan ceasefire? Explosions heard crossed Srinagar!!!" 

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri confirmed that nan statement was initiated by a telephone from nan Pakistani Director General of Military Operations astatine 15:35 IST.  

“It was agreed betwixt them that some sides will extremity firing and subject action connected land, air, and oversea from 17:00 hrs IST today,” Misri said. The 2 DGMOs will speak again connected May 12 astatine noon.   

US President Donald Trump connected May 10 said that India and Pakistan person agreed to a afloat and contiguous ceasefire. Trump said that nan countries agreed to do truthful aft a agelong nighttime of talks mediated by nan States. He besides congratulated some nan countries for “using communal consciousness and awesome intelligence”. 

After 4 days of rocket strikes and subject posturing, India and Pakistan person agreed to a halt successful subject operations — brokered by a nonstop subject call, not diplomacy, Indian officials clarified connected May 10. 

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) cleared a $1-billion tranche for Pakistan arsenic portion of its $7-billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) lending programme and $1.3 cardinal tranche nether nan Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) successful its committee gathering held connected May 9.   

India abstained from voting successful nan gathering arsenic it raised concerns complete nan efficacy of IMF programmes for Pakistan fixed its “poor way record” and besides connected nan anticipation of “misuse of indebtedness financing costs for state-sponsored cross-border terrorism”, an charismatic merchandise by nan Ministry of Finance, Government of India said. 

Published on: May 10, 2025 9:06 PM IST