India, Pakistan jointly agree to extend ceasefire

New Delhi:The Army said Thursday that after an understanding reached between the Director of Military Operations (DGMOs) in India and Pakistan on May 10, both sides agreed to continue the confidence-building measures (CBM) aimed at reducing alertness along the Line of Control (LOC) and international borders.
“After further understanding of the understanding between the two DGMOs on May 10, 2025, it has been decided to continue to take confidence-making measures to reduce the level of alertness. We will maintain a close relationship with you as the situation develops further.”
After that, AFP quoted Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar in a report saying on Thursday that the country’s military had agreed to extend the ceasefire with India to Sunday until Thursday on a phone call between the two troops. He told the Pakistan Parliament that both sides were “military communications” on Wednesday and Thursday, “We had a conversation today, and it was a ceasefire until May 18”.
Indian armed forces conducted precise strikes on Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK) and Pakistan during Operation Sindor on May 7 in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam terrorist attack. Four days after escalating in the conflict that India also attacked Pakistani military bases, both countries’ DGMOs agreed to stop hostility.
Pakistan has not successfully attempted to target Indian military devices through drones and missiles. In retaliation, Indian armed forces attacked about 11 military bases in Pakistan, forcing it to seek a ceasefire.
During operation Sindoor, the Indian Air Force bypassed and blocked Pakistan’s China’s smoking rights air defense system, completing the mission in just 23 minutes, demonstrating India’s technological advantages. Operation Sindoor also produces concrete evidence of hostile technology in the Indian system and including the PL-15 missile (Chinese origin).
Four-wheel drive and commercial drones. These were found and identified, indicating that India’s indigenous air defense and electronic warfare networks still gained an advantage despite Pakistan’s attempt to leverage advanced foreign weapons.
India’s air defense systems use radar, control centers, artillery and networks of aircraft and ground missiles to discover, track and neutralize Pakistan’s threats.
“Operation Sindor is not only a tactical success story. It is a validation of India’s defense localization policy. From air defense systems to drones, from anti-UAS capabilities to net-centric war platforms, when it is most important, indigenous technology has delivered the biggest thing.” It added: “In the future conflict, the battlefield will increasingly be shaped by technology. As shown in Operation Sindor, India is ready to have its own innovations, backed by a firm nation and supported by the originality of its people.”