- India and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire after days of military escalation.
- US President Donald Trump posted on social media the two nations have agreed to a “full and immediate ceasefire”.
- Pakistan and India earlier targeted each other’s military sites as Islamabad launched “Operation Bunyan Marsoos” after three Pakistani airbases were targeted by India’s “air-to-surface missiles”.
- Authorities in Pakistan-administered Kashmir say at least 13 people have been killed and more than 50 wounded in the region since last night due to Indian shelling.
- More than 60 people have been reported killed so far since India launched missiles on Wednesday that it said targeted “terrorist camps” in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
India’s military rejects Pakistani claims
Here’s what spokespersons of the Indian army said in a news conference:
- Since the April 22 Pahalgam attack, Indian army responses were measured and responsible.
- Pakistani claim of destroying India’s S-400 and Brahmos missile bases is wrong and unfounded.
- Pakistan’s claim of damaging India’s air bases is also wrong.
- India dealt a huge blow to both land and air assets of Pakistan.
- Indian forces significantly damaged Pakistani airbases at several places.
- Pakistan also suffered heavy losses along the Line of Control, the de facto India-Pakistan border in Kashmir.
