India Pakistan News Highlights: Indus Water Treaty to remain in abeyance

India- Pakistan LIVE: Reacting to the India-Pakistan Military De-escalation, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis said, as PTI quoted, "It is a great decision, but I cannot officially comment as I don't have detailed information about this."

India- Pakistan LIVE: On India-Pakistan ceasefire agreement, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge said, as ANI quoted, "...We should continue our battle against terrorism. Terrorism does not understand ceasefire. So I think whatever preparations we are doing as a nation to combat terrorism should go ahead with full flow..."

India- Pakistan LIVE: Following the India-Pakistan ceasefire agreement was announced, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said, as quoted by ANI, " Peace is essential...I am very glad. India never wanted a long-term war. India wanted war to teach terrorists a lesson, and that lesson has been taught..."

India- Pakistan LIVE: Following the announcement of ceasefire between India and Pakistan, US Vice President JD Vance lauds Secretary Marco Rubio for his intervention.

Vance took to X and wrote, "Great work from the President’s team, especially Secretary Rubio. And my gratitude to the leaders of India and Pakistan for their hard work and willingness to engage in this ceasefire."

India- Pakistan LIVE: On India-Pakistan ceasefire agreement, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said, as quoted by ANI, "First of all, I would like to thank US Donald Trump for intervening in this and along with that I would like to congratulate our country's leadership and Pakistan as well. Both these countries agreed to the ceasefire. Because the people of Jammu and Kashmir suffer the most when there is a war between our country and Pakistan..."

She added, "...So many people died and properties were damaged, at such a time, this has happened. People will sleep peacefully today after so many days. Military solution is not a solution, political intervention is always needed...we shouldn't have needed a mediator, our country should become a big brother of all countries and solve issues..."

India- Pakistan LIVE: Pakistan on Saturday announced the opening of its airspace for all kinds of traffic, shortly after the announcement of ceasefire with India, reported PTI. 

India- Pakistan LIVE: Amid the government announcing a ceasefire with Pakistan, ANI quoted MEA sources which claimed that there is no pre or post-condition of the ceasefire. The call was initiated from Pakistan. The Indus Water Treaty to remain in abeyance. And all other measures remain suspended. India's position on Terrorism remains the same.

Addressing a press conference, Commodore Raghu R Nair said, "While we will be adhering to the understanding that is the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force, we remain fully prepared and vigilant and committed to defending the sovereignty and integrity of the motherland. Every misadventure by Pakistan has been met with strength. Every future escalation will invite a decisive response. We remain fully operationally ready to launch whatever operations may be required in defence of the nation"

Addressing a press conference, Wing Commander Vyomika Singh said, "Pakistan has been spreading fabricated allegations that Indian Armed Forces have targeted mosques. Let us make this very clear that India is secular nation, and the Indian Armed Forces are a reflection of our constitutional values. We hold every place of worship of all faiths in the highest regard. Our operations have been aimed exclusively at terrorists camps and facilities being used for anti-India activities. No religious sites have been targeted by Indian Armed Forces."

She added, "There has been an extensive damage to the crucial Pakistani air bases- Skardu, Jacobabad and Bholari. In addition, a loss of AD weapon system and radar made the defence of Pakistani airspace untenable..."

India- Pakistan LIVE: Addressing a press conference, Colonel Sofiya Qureshi said, ""\Pakistan claimed that it damaged our S400 and Brahmos missile base with its JF 17, which is completely wrong. Secondly, it also ran a misinformation campaign that our airfields in Sirsa, Jammu, Pathankot, Bhatinda, Nalia and Bhuj were damaged, and its misinformation is also completely wrong. Thirdly, according to Pakistan's misinformation campaign, our ammunition depot in Chandigarh and Vyas was damaged, which is also completely wrong. Pakistan made false allegations that Indian Army damaged mosques. I want to make it very clear that India is a secular nation and our army is a very beautiful reflection of the constitutional value of India..."

India- Pakistan LIVE: In a special briefing by Defence Ministry on Operation Sindoor,  Commodore Raghu R Nair said that Army rejects claim of damaging mosques. He added that India is a secular nation

India- Pakistan LIVE: Special briefing by Defence Ministry on Operation Sindoor begins. 

Commodore Raghu R Nair, Wing Commander Vyomika Singh and Colonel Sofia Qureshi hold press conference after India-Pak ceasefire agreement

India- Pakistan LIVE: Special briefing by Defence Ministry on Operation Sindoor to take place shortly

India- Pakistan LIVE: Following the Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri announced that India and Pakistan to stop firing and military action from 5 pm IST on land and in the air and sea, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar confirms it.

Taking to X, he wrote, "India and Pakistan have today worked out an understanding on stoppage of firing and military action. India has consistently maintained a firm and uncompromising stance against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. It will continue to do so."

Indian DGMO and Pakistan's DGMO to talk again on 12 May at 12 pm, informed Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri while breifing the media on Saturday. He said, “Pakistan's DGMO called Indian DGMO at 15:35 hours earlier this afternoon. It was agreed between them that both sides would stop all firing and military action on land, in the air & sea with effect from 1700 hours IST. Instructions have been given on both sides to give effect to this understanding. They will talk again on the 12th of May at 1200 hours.”

India- Pakistan LIVE: India and Pakistan to stop firing and military action from 5 pm IST on land and in the air and sea, informed Foreign Secy Vikram Misri on Saturday while addressing  the press. 

He said, “Pakistan's Directors General of Military Operations (DGMO) called Indian DGMO at 15:35 hours earlier this afternoon. It was agreed between them that both sides would stop all firing and military action on land and in the air and sea with effect from 1700 hours Indian Standard Time. Today, instructions have been given on both sides to give effect to this understanding. The Directors General of Military Operations will talk again on the 12th of May at 1200 hours.”

India- Pakistan LIVE: US President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed that India and Pakistan have agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire. However, no official confirmation has been made from either side.

India- Pakistan LIVE: Amid the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, Mumbai Police DCP operations on Saturday issued preventive orders under the Maharashtra Police Act. The police have banned the use of firecrackers from 11 May to 9 June 2025.

"No person shall let off or throw any fire crackers/fireworks or send up any rocket, including a chidi, in or upon any place in the limits of Brihan Mumbai for the period from 11 May, 2025 to 09 June, 2025," reads the order. 

India- Pakistan LIVE: Speaking to media on security preparedness in the state amid India-Pakistan tensions, Odisha ADG, Law & Order, Sanjay Kumar said, as quoted by ANI, " Development is going on in the western borders of India, so on the eastern side also, we are very much ready. All the stakeholders are called, and the continuous meeting is going on...security has been reviewed, and steps have been taken accordingly...we are in constant touch with our central agencies and defence forces..."

India- Pakistan LIVE: Airport Director and General Manager of Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport in Leh, Umasankar, while speaking to ANI, said, "The government of India has announced that around 32 airports will remain closed till 5:30 AM on 15 May for safety reasons... This is as per the latest news from the Ministry of Civil Aviation."

India- Pakistan LIVE: Informing about the updates on trains running at border areas amin the India-Pakistan tensions, Railway Board's Executive Director for Information and Publicity Department, Dilip Kumar, said, as quoted by ANI, "Trains are being operated in border areas in coordination with the local administration. We have started operating special trains. Yesterday, we ran six trains from Jammu, Udhampur, and Ferozepur. Today, we have also decided to run 6 trains, which include special trains from Amritsar to Chhapra, Chandigarh to Lucknow, Ferozepur to Patna, Udhampur to New Delhi and Jammu to New Delhi... Our effort is to run as many trains as possible during the day. We are also running trains at night. For this, we are in close coordination with the local administration."

India- Pakistan LIVE: The bomb disposal squad of security forces and NSG (National Security Guard) on Saturday destroyed the loitering munition fired by Pakistan. This drone was found in a village near Jammu, reported ANI.

India- Pakistan LIVE: Amid the tensions escalating between India and Pakistan, India has decided that any future act of terror will be considered an Act of War against India and will be responded accordingly, ANI quoted top government sources

India- Pakistan LIVE: MEA-MoD to hold another press briefing at 5.30 pm

India- Pakistan LIVE: Chandigarh's PGIMER has urged voluntary blood donation to build emergency reserves in support of jawans posted on duty in Jammu and Kashmir.

India- Pakistan LIVE: AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi, while commenting on Pakistan's action said, as quoted by ANI, " Pakistan conveniently forgets that there are more than 230 million Muslims living in India and our forefathers rejected the two-country theory. We despise, we rejected the two-nation theory proposed by Jinnah, and we accepted India as our country and will continue to stay here. Pakistan wants to divide India on the lines of religion, it wants to create more friction between Indian Muslims, Hindus and other communities over here. When Pakistan talks about the two-nation theory, why are they bombing Afghanistan border posts?...why are they bombing Iranian border posts?...Afghanis and Iranians are Muslims...it is the deep state of Pakistan, which only uses Islam as a facade to cover up all illegal activities and their promotion of terrorism. This is what they have been doing for the last 75 years against India"

India- Pakistan LIVE: Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Saturday said the approval of a loan to Pakistan by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after the Pahalgam terror attack was ''shocking and disappointing''.

His comment comes after the International Monetary Fund on Friday approved the disbursement of around $1 billion to Pakistan under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF).

“The approval of a USD 1 billion loan after the Pakistan-sponsored Pahalgam attack is shocking and disappointing. The loan will only perpetuate the rule of the army over the state,” the deputy leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha posted on 'X'.

India- Pakistan LIVE: Security tightened near Ambala Domestic Airport in Ambala Cantonement.

The Ministry of Civil Aviation has extended the closure of 32 airports nationwide, including Ambala Airport, from May 10 to May 15.

India- Pakistan LIVE: “While no compensation can ever replace a loved one or heal the trauma caused to the family, as a gesture of support and solidarity, JKNC Government led by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah announces ex-gratia relief of ₹10 lakh to be provided to families of all who have deceased,” JKNC said in a tweet.

India- Pakistan LIVE: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann said the government was prepared for Pakistan's attack beforehand. “Punjab has fought at the front earlier too, and this time too, Punjab will lead from the front. ”

Sharing details of those injured in the attacks, Mann said, “Those who got injured in Ferozepur incident (family of 3 injured in Pakistan drone attack), have been admitted to the hospital. Minister Cheema has gone there…I will visit those areas tomorrow where missiles have been found. I will meet the people. ”

“Do not panic, there is no need to store anything...” he added.

India- Pakistan LIVE: Turkish Kamikaze Drone recovered in a village in Naushera area of Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan is targeting civilian areas.

India- Pakistan LIVE: In a significant decision to boost security across Indian civil airports, the Director General of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) said it is temporarily extending the role of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) as the Aviation Security Group (ASG) to provide additional security cover to Cargo operations and the In-line Hold Baggage Screening System (ILHBSS) Read more

India- Pakistan LIVE: MEA-MoD to hold another press briefing at 5.30 pm

India- Pakistan LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a meeting with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, NSA Ajit Doval, CDS and Chiefs of all three Services.

India- Pakistan LIVE: Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Saturday held an all-party meeting at his office here and briefed party representatives about the state government’s preparedness amid the ongoing military conflict between India and Pakistan.

The western part of Rajasthan, which shares International Border with Pakistan, has been facing aerial threats from the neighbouring country.

Even today, a high alert was issued in the border districts Jaisalmer, Barmer, Bikaner and Sri Ganganagar amid threats of potential strikes by Pakistan.

India- Pakistan LIVE: “Yesterday what Pakistan did actually conveys a very clear signal to all of us and to the rest of the world that they actually stand with the terrorist, not with the rest of the civilized world”, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, Ambassador of India to USA, while speaking to CBS News' Shanelle Kaul,” posts Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. 

India- Pakistan LIVE: Details of terrorists killed in the Indian strikes on 7th May in Pakistan, according to news agency ANI, citing sources: 

1) Mudassar Khadian Khas @ Mudassar @ Abu Jundal. Affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba. His funeral prayer was held in a government school, led by Hafiz Abdul Rauf of JuD (a designated global terrorist). A serving Lt. General of the Pak Army and the IG of Punjab Police attended the prayer ceremony.

2) Hafiz Muhammed Jameel. Affiliated with Jaish-e-Mohammed. He is the eldest brother-in-law of Maulana Masood Azhar.

3) Mohammad Yusuf Azhar @ Ustad Ji @ Mohd Salim @ Ghosi Sahab. Affiliated with Jaish-e-Mohammed. He is brother-in-law of Maulana Masood Azhar. He was wanted in the IC-814 hijacking case.

4) Khalid @ Abu Akasha. Affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba. He was involved in multiple terrorist attacks in Jammu & Kashmir and was engaged in weapons smuggling from Afghanistan. His funeral was held in Faisalabad and attended by senior Pakistani Army officials and the Deputy Commissioner of Faisalabad.

5) Mohammad Hassan Khan. Affiliated with Jaish-e-Mohammed. He was the son of Mufti Asghar Khan Kashmiri, operational commander of JeM in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). He played a key role in coordinating terrorist attacks in Jammu & Kashmir.

India- Pakistan LIVE: Pakistan early Saturday claimed that its three air bases were targeted by Indian missiles and drones.

Pakistan military spokesperson Lt Gen Ahmad Sharif Chaudhry told a hurriedly called press conference in Islamabad at around 4 am that Nur Khan (Chaklala, Rawalpindi), Murid (Chakwal) and Rafiqui (Shorkot in Jhang district) air bases of Pakistan Air Force were targeted. "But all assets of the Air Force remain safe," he added.

India fired air-to-surface missiles with its jets, he claimed.

India- Pakistan LIVE: Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, the Punjab government has stepped in to safeguard student welfare, directing all universities and colleges across the state to prioritise safety and ensure no student is forced to leave campus under duress. In a post on X on Saturday, Punjab Higher Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains stated that institutions must not force students to leave campus due to safety, transport, or personal reasons.

"In light of the prevailing situation, all universities & colleges across the State are directed to ensure student safety. No student shall be forced to leave campus if unable or unwilling due to safety, transport, or personal reasons," Bains said.

India- Pakistan LIVE: China on Saturday strongly urged India and Pakistan to exercise calm and restraint and return to the track of peaceful settlement amid reports of escalation of the military conflict between the two neighbours.

China is closely following the ongoing situation between India and Pakistan and is deeply concerned about the escalation, a statement by the Chinese Foreign Ministry said here.

“We strongly urge both sides to act in the larger interest of peace and stability, exercise calm and restraint, return to the track of political settlement through peaceful means, and refrain from any action that could further escalate tensions,” the statement issued by the spokesperson of the ministry said.

India- Pakistan LIVE: Rajasthan Police appeals Jaisalmer people to remain in their houses.

“...Everything will remain closed. Seeing the current situation, all are expected to stay home, and vehicular movements are also stopped...”

India- Pakistan LIVE: Civilian residences in Rajouri suffered heavy damage due to heavy cross-border shelling by Pakistan.

A local from Rajouri said, "We have suffered a lot, but we are safe fortunately... When the shelling started, we thought that no one would survive..."

India- Pakistan LIVE: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri says, “Pakistani officials also continue to make ludicrous claims about India firing missiles towards Shri Amritsar Sahib. These lame attempts to divide India are doomed to failure.”

India- Pakistan LIVE: Reuters report citing Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that no meeting of the National Command Authority, which is Pakistan's top military and civil body overseeing the country's nuclear arsenal, was scheduled following a military operation against India that took place early on Saturday.

Pakistan's military had said earlier in the day that Pakistan's prime minister had called on the authority to meet.

India- Pakistan LIVE: Missile debris has been retrieved by Rajasthan Police from Barmer, Jaisalmer and Pokharan. 

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India- Pakistan LIVE: “Indian Army Pulverises Terrorist Launchpads. As a response to Pakistan's misadventures of attempted drone strikes on the night of 08 and 09 May 2025 in multiple cities of Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab, the #Indian Army conducted a coordinated fire assault on terrorist launchpads, pulverising & razing them to cinders," Indian Army said in a post on X. 

“The terrorist launchpads, located close to the Line of Control, were a hub for planning and executing terror attacks against Indian civilians and security forces in the past. The Indian Army's swift and decisive action has dealt a significant blow to terrorist infrastructure and capabilities,” they added.

India- Pakistan LIVE: 3-4 loud explosions heard in Srinagar

India- Pakistan LIVE: DIAL (Delhi International Airport Limited) Spokesperson says - We've received many such mentions wherein it is mentioned that Pakistan successfully targeted Delhi Airport with Fateh-2 missile and there are many casualties. We've responded on the tweets with the below approved response.

“We express our strong disapproval on such irresponsible and provocative content. It is advisable to refrain from spreading false information. Passengers and the public are advised to rely only on verified official sources for accurate updates.”

India- Pakistan LIVE: Jalandhar DCP NK Dogra said that only the Army will be able to tell if the debris found in the area is a drone, missile or something else.

“Our forces are present wherever the parts are present... Everyone must cooperate with the police. I request that they sit at their homes safely,” he said.