The Army also said that five Indian soldiers were killed during the operation while “The Pakistan Army has reported to have lost approximately 35 to 40 personnel in artillery and small arms firing on the Line of Control between May 7 to 10,” Director General of Military Operation Lt. Gen. Rajiv Ghai said.
After three days of intense military hostilities,India and Pakistan reached an “understanding” about stopping “military action” and “firing”, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar announced on Saturday (May 10, 2025). Soon after the cessation of firing and military action between India and Pakistan was announced on Saturday (May 10, 2025) evening, cross-border firing from Pakistan was reported at several locations along the Jammu border, a Border Security Force (BSF) official said. “There was heavy firing till 7.30 p.m., commensurate response was being given,” said the official.
Official sources asserted that the decision to stop military actions was bilaterally agreed between India and Pakistan and that the initiation of this “understanding” would not affect several recent punitive decisions that India has taken targeting Pakistan after the deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22.
Every misadventure by Pakistan has been met with strength and every future escalation will invite a decisive response, Commodore Raghu R. Nair said on Saturday in a special press briefing shortly after U.S. President announced on social media that India and Pakistan have agreed on an immediate “ceasefire” and the announcement by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri that the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of the two countries had agreed between them that both sides “would stop all firing and military action”.
DC of Punjab’s Amritsar said citizens can resume normal activities after a short siren on Sunday morning.
