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Islamabad: on Monday, the senior Pakistani and Indian military officials agreed to keep the fire reached last week and reduce the deployments of the troops along the international border, after the days of hostilities between the two countries that had increased the fear of a broader conflict.
The General Directors of Military Operations (DGMO) of both countries had a scheduled conversation at 4:30 pm that lasted about 45 minutes. The discussion was originally scheduled for noon, but postponed until the afternoon: the delay was attributed by some sources to a difference on the agenda of the meeting.
The two officers, the greatest generation of Pakistan Kashif Abdullah and the Lieutenant General of India Rajiv Ghai, discussed measures to reinforce their mutual commitment not to shoot or participate in aggressive or hostile actions, according to the Indian authorities. There was no official statement published by the Pakistan army regarding the meeting.
In addition to reaffirming the high fire, the two parts agreed to follow immediate steps to reduce the presence of troops along the borders and the areas forward, which is considered a significant movement in the midst of fragile calm after a four -day sprout from May 7 to 10.
Pakistani officials described the conversation as the initial round of conversations after the fire entered into force. Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, said DGMO is expected to have another round of conversations within 48 hours for more discussions.
In peacetime, Pakistan and India typically parked the border security forces, the Pakistan Rangers and the Border Security Force of India, respectively, along the international border, while the regular army troops remain in close closets for a rapid deployment if necessary. According to existing commitment terms, helicopters are restricted to fly less than 1 kilometer from the border, and combat jets must remain at least 10 kilometers away.
During high tensions, both countries activate formations in times of war, repositioning offensive and defensive units closer to the border. After the climb, the defensive formations occupy positions on the border, while the offensive forces enter into ‘concentration areas’, usually behind the front lines, where the units gather, assemble and prepare before launching an attack or progress, according to deployment contingencies. The same happened during this crisis. This understanding in the DGMOS interaction implies that some of the troops would return to their locations in peacetime. Pakistan’s defensive units are assigned specific sectors, while their offensive formations work flexibly, without a pre -designed responsibility area.
The last contact between DGMOS occurs after both countries agreed on May 10 to a “high and immediate fire” after a strong escalation that included drones and missile attacks, artillery fire and air -based attacks. The violence was caused by the aggression of May 7 of India against Pakistan under the pretext of the April 22 attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir occupied by India. The Pakistaní armed army responded with the ‘Operation Bunyanum Marsoos’.
Although the high fire was negotiated through the mediation of the United States of high level, violations were reported only after the agreement came into force. Both parties blamed each other for the infractions and Monday’s meeting with the aim of strengthening the fragile truce.
On Monday night, the Army Media Wing responded to the reports in the Indian media, saying that the Pakistani forces were totally respecting the fire. He rejected the Indian accusations regarding the violation of the high fire.
The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a televised speech, said that India had “suspended the action of retaliation”, but warned that future behavior would be judged by Pakistan’s position. “We will measure every step of Pakistan in the criterion that what kind of attitude Pakistan will adopt,” he said.
In a detailed statement, the Pakistan army described operation Bunyan a marsoos as a “demonstration of textbooks” of the integration of tri-services in the terrestrial domains, air, sea and cybernetic, which offers precision attacks against Indian military objectives.
The operation used long -range missiles, drones and cyber war to reach 26 key facilities in Kashmir and Continental India occupied by India, including air force bases, logistics centers, command centers and missile storage facilities, public relations said between services in their statement. “Pakistan’s armed forces have a set of” very sophisticated military technologies “, and only a limited number and type were used in moderation in this conflict,” he said.
The ISPR emphasized that the operation was “precise, proportional and remarkably restricted”, addressed only to those directly involved in attacks against Pakistani civilians.
“No hostile design can erode the determination of Pakistan’s armed forces,” said the army chief, also Munir, during a visit to the injured personnel in CMH Rawalpindi.
“The resolved and unified response exhibited during Marka-I-Haq /Operation Bunyanum Marsoos, in concert with the firm support of the Pakistani people, constitutes a defining chapter in the military history of the country.”
Posted in Dawn, May 13, 2025
