Vice -Prime Minister Ishaq Dar announced Thursday that the military of India and Pakistan agreed to extend the fire last week until Sunday, May 18. Going to the Senate on Thursday, he said that the extension paves the way for a renewed political dialogue.
“Now [ceasefire] has extended until [May] 18, so obviously, now, ultimately, things will go to dialogue, “Dar said.” For now, these are military to military communications, so obviously, then the political dialogue will take place. The resolution of all the issues is there. “
Dar firmly declared that Pakistan did not request a high fire. He clarified that the first call on a high fire came from the Secretary of State of the United States, who transmitted that India was looking for a truce. Pakistan, he said, expressed his disposition only after receiving similar calls from Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and China.
“We were already in contact with friendly nations before the conflict increased,” he said. “We inform you about our moderation and make it clear that, although we would not start hostilities, any aggression of India would find a strong response,” he added.
Dar also highlighted the role of the Indian media by immediately blaming Pakistan for Pahalgam’s recent incident, causing parallels with the pulwama attack.
The DPM criticized India for not having provided any credible evidence once again. “This time, we do not let the narrative of India be unanswered,” he said. “We decided to respond decisively, and the prime minister even offered a transparent investigation, which India rejected without presenting any evidence,” he added.
Referring to the events of May 7, GIV said that 70 to 80 Indian combat planes entered the paquistani airspace and 24 useful charges fell. “These bombs did not go to militants, but fell on innocent mosques and civilians,” he said. “In response, Pakistan knocked down five Indian planes. None of our jets was destroyed.”
He said India is pointing to SIJS areas with false flag operations to incite the community against Pakistan. “Lies extended, claiming that our F-16 were used. However, the United States confirmed that F-16 was not fell or demolished,” he added.
He said that India launched 29 drones in the first 24 hours of hostilities and 80 more the next day. “Only a drone managed to attack a military zone, injuring four soldiers. Multiple air bases and airports were attacked simultaneously, and we replied decisively,” he said.
GIV said: “We make it clear: when we retaliate, we will not do it covert. We release videos of our attacks and commit to around 60 foreign ministers, reiterating our position: we would never start the aggression, but we always replied if it would be attacked. The world saw our commitment to peace.”
He pointed out that The telegraph He praised the professionalism of the Pakistani army. He also addressed the actions of India in Kashmir, stating that Pakistan would raise the matter in any future negotiation. “The attempt of India to annex to Kashmir and its violations of the Indo Water Treaty are critical problems,” he said.
“Even the president of the World Bank, Ajay Banga, has confirmed that India has no right to suspend or cancel the treaty. For us, this is an area. [treaty suspension] It will be treated as an act of war, ”he added.
Dar said that India suffered economic losses of at least $ 3 billion, while Pakistan faced civilian -civil tragic. “We don’t attack any civil infrastructure,” he emphasized. “Our martyrs mainly include women, children and the elderly, a heavy price that we pay for the aggression,” he said.
Meanwhile, India’s Foreign Minister reiterated that the treaty with Pakistan would remain suspended until Islamabad ends “cross -border terrorism.”
During a visit to the troops on a base in Qatar as part of his Middle East tour, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, expressed optimism about the high fire and the possibility of lasting peace between the two countries.
“And Pakistan was very happy with that [ceasefire] And India was very happy with that and I think they are on their way, “he said.” We solved it where everyone was very happy. I will tell you that it seemed that I was really going to be out of control, ”he added.
