India-Pakistan DGMO meeting takes place over ceasefire ‘understanding’
In the DGMO meet, issues related to continuing the commitment that both sides must not fire a single shot were discussed.
The Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMO) of India and Pakistan held talks on Monday over the ceasefire understanding reached on May 10 after four days of intense exchange of fire.
The two DGMO deliberated on various aspects of the understanding reached between the two sides on May 10 on stopping military actions and firings. Follow India-Pakistan news live updates here
Indian Army said in a statement talks between DGMO of India and Pakistan were held at 5:00 pm on Monday. 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: Indian Army
The India-Pakistan DGMO meeting took place over the hotline were previously scheduled at 12 noon. However, the DGMO talks started at around 5 pm.
The DGMO, or Director General of Military Operations, is a high-ranking army officer in charge of military planning and border operations. The two countries reached an understanding on Saturday on halting all firing and military action following a call made by the Pakistan DGMO to his Indian counterpart Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai.
Lt Gen Ghai, who interacted with the media at a joint press conference on Sunday, said his Pakistan counterpart proposed during an interaction on Saturday that "we cease hostilities".
"My communication with the Pak DGMO was conducted at 15:35 hrs yesterday (Saturday) and resulted in cessation of cross-border firing and air intrusions by either side with effect from 17:00 hrs, May 10, after he proposed that we cease hostilities. We also decided to further speak on May 12 at 12:00 hrs to discuss the modalities that would enable the longevity of this understanding," Lt Gen Ghai said.
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Pakistan’s DGMO is Major General Kashif Abdullah.
India-Pakistan ceasefire
After over three days of intense exchange of fire, India and Pakistan on Saturday reached an ‘understanding’ to immediately stop all firing and military action on land, air and sea. The ceasefire, which was first announced by US President Donald Trump on Saturday, was violated by Pakistan hours later with drones being intercepted over parts of Jammu, Srinagar, Punjab and Rajasthan.
The military confrontation erupted after Islamabad launched drones and missiles towards the Indian territory, responding to the Operation Sindoor military strikes carried out by New Delhi on nine terror infrastructures in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on May 7.
Operation Sindoor was launched in retaliation to the April 22 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam in which terrorists found to have links with Pakistan killed 26 civilians.
The "full and immediate" ceasefire between India and Pakistan was first announced on Saturday by US President Donald Trump, claiming that it was a result of the US-mediated talks.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio termed it a US-brokered ceasefire while commending Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif on “their wisdom, prudence, and statesmanship in choosing the path of peace.”
"After a long night of talks mediated by the United States, I am pleased to announce that India and Pakistan have agreed to a FULL AND IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE," the US president announced in a post on Truth Social.
Later, foreign secretary Vikram Misri announced that the ceasefire had kicked in from 5 pm on Saturday.
Indian military, at a press briefing on the India-Pakistan ceasefire agreement, had said that while forces will be adhering to the understanding that has been reached, they “remain fully prepared and ever vigilant and committed to defending the sovereignty and integrity of the motherland.”
