Putting an end to the speculations around a DGMO-level talk scheduled for today, the Indian Army has denied that any such talks are taking place on Sunday. There were several media reports that suggested that the ceasefire between India and Pakistan is ending on May 18 and DGMO talk might be held. However, according to the Indian Army, no DGMO talks are scheduled today and there is no expiry date to the ceasefire understanding that was reached earlier.
“As far as the continuation of a break in hostilities as decided in the DGMOs interaction of 12th May is concerned, there is no expiry date to it,’ confirmed the Indian Army as reported by ANI.
Some media houses are reporting that the ceasefire between India and Pakistan is ending today. In addition, queries are also being received if a DGMO-level talk is scheduled today.
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Notably, Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan had talked over the military hotline on Monday, May 12. This marked the first formal conversation since the understanding of the ceasefire on May 10, following the Operation Sindoor. DGMO of Indian Army, Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai in the briefing earlier, had stated that the Indian Armed Forces had sent a “hotline message” to his Pakistani counterpart on May 11, highlighting “violation” of the understanding reached between the two militaries a day ago and India’s “firm and clear” intent to respond to these “fiercely and punitively” if repeated later.
Not only this, while addressing the media on May 11, Lt General Ghai said that the compulsion of India to strike at the “heart of terror” was communicated to the Pakistan DGMO, however the Pakistan side had “brusquely turned down” the request.
“Even though we did attempt to reach out and communicate our compulsions to strike at the heart of terror to my counterpart in the immediate wake of Operation Sindoor, the request was brusquely turned down with an intimation that a severe response was inevitable and in the offing. We were, of course, prepared,” DGMO Ghai added.
