India-Pakistan News Highlights: Pakistan hands over detained BSF Jawan back to India

Citing sources, news agency ANI has said that after the initial sightings of drones in Jammu, Samba, Akhnoor, and Kathua, the Indian Army has confirmed that there were no drone sightings and that the ceasefire situation still prevails.

A small numbers of suspected drones reportedly being observed near Samba in Jammu and Kashmir. They are being engaged with by Indian air defence.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh took to X and posted, “In his address to the nation today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has put India’s policy against terrorism before the whole world with great clarity and firmness. His address is not only an expression of India’s sentiment, but it is also a presentation of our country’s military, diplomatic and moral strength. The Prime Minister has also made it clear that if there will be any talks with Pakistan in the future, then the talks will be only on terrorism and PoK. He has also openly praised the valour and courage of the Indian forces during Operation Sindoor . The whole country is proud of the Indian forces. I thank the Prime Minister for his strong leadership.”

Talks between DGMOs of India and Pakistan took place at 5 pm today, ANI quoted Indian Army as saying. “Issues related to continuing the commitment that both sides must not fire a single shot or initiate any aggressive and inimical action against each other were discussed. It was also agreed that both sides consider immediate measures to ensure troop reduction from the borders and forward areas,” the Army said.

PM Modi said Pakistan just has one way to achieve peace; “Pakistan has to dismantle its terror infrastructure, there is no other way,” PM said.

‘While this era is not of war, it is also not for terrorism’, says PM Modi. “Paani aur khoon ek saath nahi beh sakta,” he adds.

“We have only halted our response right now. But we will keep tracking Pakistan’s steps on how they are handling terrorism,” says PM Modi. He further said that Indian defence forces are on high alert. “Operation Sindoor is now India’s new stance on terrorism,” reiterates PM Modi.

PM Modi says that instead of supporting India in fight against terror, launched an attack on India. “However, world saw how Pakistan’s drones and missiles proved useless in front of our defence systems,” he adds.

“I dedicate Operation Sindoor to every women,” says PM. “I gave Indian forces full authority to demolish terrorists,” he adds.

PM Modi has started addressing the nation. This is the PM’s first speech since Operation Sindoor. He says, “I will like to first congratulate our scientists, defence forces, intelligence bureau on the behalf of all countrymen.”

“On Saturday, my Administration helped broker a full and immediate ceasefire — I think a permanent one — between India and Pakistan, ending a dangerous conflict of two nations with lots of nuclear weapons… We helped a lot, and we helped with the trade. I said, Come on, we are going to do a lot of trade with you guys, so let’s stop it. People would have never really used trade the way I used it. Then all of a sudden they said- let’s stop,” Donald Trump said.

All schools and colleges in the non-border districts of Jammu and Kashmir will reopen on Tuesday after remaining closed for nearly a week.

“All schools and colleges to reopen from tomorrow in non-border districts of Jammu as well as Kashmir,” Education Minister Sakina Ittoo said in a post on X.

The schools, colleges and universities in the Union Territory were temporarily shut last week in view of the military standoff between India and Pakistan.

The University of Kashmir has postponed all examinations till May 14.

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Flight operations at Srinagar to start from tomorrow morning, officials said earlier today. Several airports across the nation were closed following Operation Sindoor. Almost all the airports are now resuming normal operations following the ceasefire understanding between both the countries on May 10.

Talks between the India and Pakistan DGMOs has concluded. The outcome of the talks has not been announced yet. PM Modi is set to address the nation at 8 pm and some clarity about the DGMO talks are expected to be during the address.

In its second military briefing within 24 hours, India not only updated the media on the progress of Operation Sindoor but also set a powerful narrative through literature. The Indian armed forces conveyed a clear message to Pakistan using the verse “Bhay bin hui na preet”, from Tulsidas’s Ramcharitmanas. The quote, which translates to “there can be no love without fear”, underlines a strategic shift in India’s posture.

Earlier today during a joint military presser, the Indian forces reiterated that their strike was on terrorism and Pakistan was interfering in this fight against terrorism.

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“This is a border area…80% of people living in border areas have vacated their homes and moved to safer places…there is a lot of fear here…the state government should provide financial help to the affected people,” said J&K People’s Conference chief Sajad Lone.

“Following a notification from aviation authorities on the reopening of airports, Air India is working towards progressively commencing flights to and from Jammu, Srinagar, Leh, Jodhpur, Amritsar, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Chandigarh and Rajkot. We appreciate your understanding at this time as our teams work on bringing operations at these airports back to normal. Please stay tuned for further updates,” Air India said.

The Pakistan Stock Exchange saw a record 9% increase during trading on Monday following a truce with India. The PSX had lost nearly 6.5% last week amid growing uncertainty.

With the geopolitical situation limping back to normalcy, the KSE-100 index scored high during intraday trading. The index opened with a gain of 9,929.48 points, or 9.26%, to stand at 117,104.11 points from the previous close of 107,174.63.

According to the Airports Authority of India, 32 airports that had been closed for civil operations till May 15 have now been made available with immediate effect.

The fact-checking unit of the Press Information Bureau has debunked claims that Pakistan destroyed Indian air bases. The clarification came soon after the Pakistani Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations alleged damage to an Indian airbase. PIB’s fact-check unit has also dismissed rumours of an artillery exchange along the Line of Control (LoC), calling them baseless.

“Pakistani military in its briefing has shown a video clip aired on IndiaTV News Channel, implying that Indian channels have admitted to destruction of Indian airbases. This is an attempt by #pakistan to mislead its own people by editing and cleverly stitching multiple chunks of a larger video. The actual story in the full video says that the attacks were all intercepted, and it shows footage of a Pakistani missile that was shot down,” PIB stated in a post on X.

According to an update shared by CNN News18, the military operations chiefs of India and Pakistan held talks via the hotline. News agency ANI also quoted sources to add that

Indo-Pak DGMO talks have been completed for today.

Opposition parties have slammed online trolls targeting Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and questioned the silence of the BJP-led government.

“Why is the government silent? Shame on the trolls,” the CPI(M) asked while sharing a report on social media.

“After reviewing the situation, the Education Department has decided to reopen the non-border districts’ educational institutions & Border districts will continue the closure of educational institutions,” the Divisional Commissioner of Jammu said.

The Director General of Military Operations (DGMO)-level talks between India and Pakistan are scheduled to be held on Monday evening. Source based reports suggest that the interaction will happen via the hotline from 5:00 pm. The two DGMOs had earlier been scheduled to hold talks at 12 noon following their conversation on Saturday.

Flight operations have officially resumed from Bikaner Civil Airport in Rajasthan following an announcement by the Airports Authority of India. Visuals from the airport show preparations and passenger movement as flights restart.

Former Indian Army chief General Manoj Naravane has criticised people raising questions about the suspension of hostilities between India and Pakistan. He noted that war was not romantic, nor a Bollywood movie.

“War is not romantic. It is not your Bollywood movie. It is very serious business. War or violence should be the last thing we should resort to, which is why our Prime Minister said this is not an era of war. Although war will be forced upon us by unwise people, we should not cheer for it. Still, people are asking why we have not gone for a full-out war. As a military man, if ordered, I will go to war, but that will not be my first choice,” the former Indian Army Chief said during an event in Pune on Sunday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to address the nation at 8:00 pm today.

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah met with the family of the two children who were killed in shelling by Pakistan in Poonch.

“I am here only to offer my condolences, sympathies and the support of my administration. Nobody has made any demands or said anything. This has been a tragic time for their families. It is our duty as individuals, more than anything else, to try to sympathise with them in this time of need…War is never fair,” he said.

“Thank you for telling us that Kirana Hills houses some nuclear installation, we did not know about it. We have not hit Kirana Hills, whatever is there,” said Air Marshal AK Bharti.