Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 8 pm on Monday after a ceasefire was reached between India and Pakistan following four days of escalation in tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
This is the first time Modi will address the countrymen after the recent escalation following the deadly Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, and the subsequent response by the Indian Armed Forces on May 7 when nine terror bases located in Pakistan and the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) were targeted.
The Indian Armed Forces had named it ‘Operation Sindoor’.
Indian Military Equipment Unhurt
The Indian Armed Forces on Monday cleared its military bases, equipment, and systems are “operational” and “ready for the next mission if required”, hinting at a strong retaliation if Pakistan violates the ceasefire, which was agreed upon on May 10.
Speaking at the Armed Forces’ press briefing, Air Marshal AK Bharti hinted at Operation Sindoor’s continuation and said, “All military bases, equipment, systems are operational, ready for the next mission if required.”
Air Marshal Bharti underlined the fact that India’s Armed Forces’ war was the terrorism, unlike Pakistan, which sided with the terrorists.
‘Turkish Drone, Chinese Missile Failed’
In a big revelation, the Armed Forces said they had hit the Malir Cantonment in Karachi.
Moreover, the Forces said they had intercepted all drones and targets.
“Whether it is a Turkish drone or anything else, it fails in front of our technology,” Air Marshal Bharti said.
“The Indian military shows the debris of a likely PL-15 air-to-air missile … the wreckage of the Turkish-origin YIHA and Songar drones that were shot down by India has also been shown,” he added.
“Pl 15 missile is of Chinese origin, and it has missed its target,” he said.
India-Pak Ceasefire
India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Saturday announced that New Delhi and Islamabad reached an “agreement” to stop all military actions in a de-escalation of the conflict between the two nuclear power armed nations in the wake of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.
After the Pakistan Army violated the ceasefire agreement, which was reportedly brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump, within hours, India issued a stern warning that any such further violation will be met with even harder retaliation.
Misry on Saturday said the Director General Military Operations (DGMO) of Pakistan had dialled his Indian counterpart appealing for a ceasefire.
The Armed Forces on Monday confirmed there has been no ceasefire violation on Sunday night.
The Indian Armed Forces on Sunday said 35-40 Pakistani Army personnel were killed at the Line of Control between May 7 and May 10.
DGMO Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai said: “The Pakistan Army has reported to have lost approximately 35 to 40 personnel in artillery and small arms firing on the Line of Control between 7th and 10th May.”
He said 100 terrorists were killed during Operation Sindoor, which was conducted on May 7 across nine terrorist hubs located in PoK and Pakistan.
(With inputs from IBNS)
