India, Pakistan Jointly Agree to Extend Ceasefire
"Further to the understanding between the two DGMOs on 10th of May 2025, it has been decided to continue the confidence building measures so as to reduce the alertness level. As situation develops further, we shall intimate you," said Indian Army on Thursday.
New Delhi:The Army said on Thursday that following the understanding reached between the Directors-General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan on May 10, both sides have agreed to continue confidence-building measures (CBM) aimed at reducing alertness levels along the Line of Control (LoC) and international borders.
"Further to the understanding between the two DGMOs on 10th of May 2025, it has been decided to continue the confidence building measures so as to reduce the alertness level. As situation develops further, we shall intimate you," said Indian Army on Thursday.
This comes after, AFP in a report quoted Pakistan's foreign minister Ishaq Dar saying on Thursday that the country's military had agreed to extend a ceasefire with India until Sunday during a phone call between the two armies on Thursday. He told the Pakistan Parliament that both sides had "military to military communications" on Wednesday and Thursday and "today we had a conversation and it is a ceasefire until May 18".
Indian armed forces had carried out precision strikes on nine terror targets in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Pakistan on May 7 under Operation Sindoor, in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. After four days of escalation in the conflict where India had also hit Pakistan's military bases, the DGMOs of both countries had agreed to cessation of hostility.
Pakistan had unsuccessfully tried to target Indian military installations through drones and missiles. In retaliation Indian armed forces had hit around 11 military bases in Pakistan forcing it to seek a ceasefire.
During Operation Sindoor, Indian Air Force bypassed and jammed Pakistan’s Chinese-supplied air defence systems, completing the mission in just 23 minutes, demonstrating India’s technological edge. Operation Sindoor also produced concrete evidence of hostile technologies neutralised by Indian systems including pieces of PL-15 missiles (of Chinese origin), Turkish-origin UAVs, named "Yiha", long-range rockets,
quadcopters and commercial drones. These were recovered and identified, showing that despite Pakistan's attempts to exploit advanced foreign-supplied weaponry, India’s indigenous air defence and electronic warfare networks remained superior.
India's air defence systems detected, tracked, and neutralized threats from Pakistan using a network of radars, control centres, artillery, and both aircraft- and ground-based missiles.
"Operation Sindoor is not just a story of tactical success. It is a validation of India’s defence indigenization policies. From air defence systems to drones, from counter-UAS capabilities to net-centric warfare platforms, indigenous technology has delivered when it mattered most," said a government note. "In future conflicts, the battlefield will increasingly be shaped by technology. And India, as shown in Operation SINDOOR, is ready, armed with its own innovations, backed by a determined state, and powered by the ingenuity of its people," it added.