Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a key security meeting at his residence on Sunday following Pakistan’s breach of the ceasefire agreement.
The meeting was attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, the Chief of Defence Staff, and Tri-Services Chiefs.
The meeting comes after Pakistan violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control and launched multiple drone incursions into Indian airspace.
According to media reports, the meeting aims to assess the current situation and strategize India’s response to Pakistan’s actions.
India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire effective 5 pm on Saturday after four days of intense military exchanges following Operation Sindoor, which was undertaken to strike terror bases in Pakistan and POK in response to the April 22 Pahalgam attack.
However, hours after the deal, Pakistan, later in the night, violated the agreement along the LoC at multiple locations.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said late Saturday night that within hours of the ceasefire declaration, Pakistan violated the agreement, prompting India to demand that Islamabad act responsibly and rein in the breaches.
“In the last few hours, there have been repeated violations of the understanding arrived at earlier this evening between the directors general of military operations of India and Pakistan,” Misri said in a press briefing on late Saturday night.
Meanwhile, curbs have been lifted across several cities on Sunday, even as the forces remained highly vigilant.
No late-night drone activity was reported in Srinagar.
Two Indian armed forces personnel were killed in the past 24 hours amid intensified shelling and drone attacks by Pakistani forces across the Jammu region.
The government said it would treat any future act of terror as an act of war.
“We call upon Pakistan to take appropriate steps to address these violations and deal with the situation with seriousness and responsibility,” Misri stated.
The armed forces are maintaining a strong vigil on the situation,” he said, adding that “the Indian armed forces have been given instructions to deal strongly with any instances of repetition of the violations of the borders along the international border as well as the Line of Control.”
(With inputs from IBNS)
