People's Conference chief Sajad Lone has sought aid for the people, who had to move out of their houses in J&K border areas to safer areas, amid India-Pakistan tensions last week.

#WATCH | Kupwara | J&K People's Conference chief Sajad Lone says, "This is a border area...80 per cent 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… pic.twitter.com/BjtCmgGX9g

— ANI (@ANI) May 12, 2025

The Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan held talks on Monday. The two military officials deliberated on various aspects of the understanding reached between the two sides on May 10 on stopping military actions and firings, PTI reported. 

The outcome of the talks is not yet known.

While India executed precision strikes under Operation Sindoor, Pakistan launched a parallel war — one of lies and false narratives, said Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

Pakistan’s Propaganda Files Exposed!
While India executed precision strikes under #OperationSindoor, Pakistan launched a parallel war — one of lies and false narratives.
As #IndiaFightsPropaganda, the disinformation campaign of Pakistan aimed at discrediting India’s legitimate… pic.twitter.com/uyGzDbupIw

— Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (@MIB_India) May 12, 2025

The Pakistani armed forces have claimed that Hafiz Abdur Rauf, a US-designated global terrorist, who led the funeral of the terrorists killed in Indian airstrikes during Operation Sindoor is an ordinary citizen. The man was described as a religious leader and a "common family man" by the Pakistani army.

Gujarat's Jamnagar airport reopens for civilian flight operations.

#WATCH | Gujarat | Jamnagar Airport reopens for civilian flight operations.
D K Singh, Airport Director says, "...All the airports have opened for civil aircraft operations, including Jamnagar airport. I am recommending all the passengers to be in touch with the respective… pic.twitter.com/h3lrY9a7ET

— ANI (@ANI) May 12, 2025

"Picture of the Integrated Air Command and Control System released-crucial to the success of Operation Sindoor," the Centre said in a post on X. 

Picture of the Integrated Air Command and Control System released—crucial to the success of Operation Sindoor.#OperationSindoor pic.twitter.com/spabxZS1Pt

— MyGovIndia (@mygovindia) May 12, 2025

Pakistan does not shelter active terrorists or terrorist outfits, and those living in its territory "do not indulge in terror activities, either in Pak or across the order in India', that country's Defence Minister Khwaja Asif told British broadcaster BBC in an interview earlier this month.

Azadeh Moshiri  the BBC's Pak correspondent had asked Mr Asif if there were terrorists leaders or terror groups active in Pakistan. The Pakistan Defence Minister responded with an emphatic "no".

#WATCH | Mumbai, Maharashtra | On opposition demanding for a special session of the Parliament, NCP(SCP) chief Sharad Pawar says, "...I am not against calling a special session of Parliament...but this is a sensitive and serious issue and discussing such a serious issue is not… pic.twitter.com/eKe23AeC0y

— ANI (@ANI) May 12, 2025

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis expressed his gratitude to the Indian Defence Forces for giving a befitting reply to Pakistan, stating that the "neighbouring country has now understood that they cannot fight with India in a direct war."

He highlighted that Mumbai's status as India's economic capital makes it a potential target, necessitating a review meeting with defence forces to assess the state's security preparedness and future planning.

"Our military has shown Pakistan its place. Pakistan's many airbases and terror hotbeds were destroyed. By now, they would have understood that they cannot fight with us in direct war, but we have seen in history that they have chosen proxy wars as well. Hence, the economic capital of Mumbai has become vulnerable, and hence we had the review meeting today regarding the preparations and further planning...," he said.

The Chinese military has denied reports that its largest military cargo plane has carried arms supplies to Pakistan and warned legal action against those spreading such rumours.

The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAF) has denied that its Xi'an Y-20 military transport aircraft has taken supplies to Pakistan.

After seeing a large amount of information on the internet about a "Y-20 transporting relief supplies to Pakistan", the Air Force said in a statement that such claims were untrue, a report on the official website of the Chinese Defence Ministry said, according to PTI.

The PLAF also posted several screenshots of photos and words that shared the incorrect information, with each stamped with the red word "rumour".

"The internet is not beyond the law! Those who produce and spread military-related rumours will be held legally responsible!" the report added.

Even as family members and relatives mourned the death of BSF constable Deepak Chingakham, who succumbed to injuries sustained during firing in Jammu & Kashmir's RS Pura sector, his father said he is proud of the sacrifice made by his 25-year-old son.

Chingakham Bonibihari Singh, father of the constable, said, "We are really proud of his sacrifice. He joined the BSF in April 2021 and was the sole breadwinner of the family. Due to health issues, I am unable to work."

Deepak's younger brother Chingakham Naoba Singh said, "He used to call me now and then, ask me what I needed, and always told me to work hard to succeed in life. Now he is gone. I am completely devastated." 

The Indian army today shared a compilation video of Operation Sindoor at a special briefing of top defence officials. The video, titled 'Destroy the Enemy in the Sky', featured footage of several army, navy and air force operations. One part of the video displayed a still collage of what appeared to be wreckage of military equipment. The collage carried the caption, "The Pakistani Mirage...Shattered". 

This led to reports that the Indian armed forces destroyed a Pakistani Mirage fighter jet during the ongoing tensions. The Indian Air Force, however, has not given any official confirmation.

आकाशे शत्रुन् जहि I
Destroy the Enemy in the Sky.#PahalgamTerrorAttack #OperationSindoor#JusticeServed #IndianArmy@IAF_MCC @indiannavy pic.twitter.com/vO28RS0IdE

— ADG PI - INDIAN ARMY (@adgpi) May 12, 2025

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the country's Integrated Air Defence System reflects its superiority and military dominance.

''Our Integrated Air Defence System is not just a shield - it is a declaration of India's technological superiority and military dominance. From the sky to the ground, India now decides the terms of engagement,'' the chief minister said in a post on X.

He said the briefings by the director generals of military operations (DGMOs) are "intense, unapologetically professional, and brutally honest".

''They faced tough questions without flinching - and made one thing absolutely clear: the Indian Armed Forces have struck Pakistan deep inside its own territory, with precision and resolve,'' he said.

Interacted with officers in Poonch. Appreciated their dedication in standing with the people during these tough times and performing their duties with commitment. Discussed the way forward and asked them to extend all possible help in the rehabilitation of affected families. pic.twitter.com/9b5zMfSEJd

— Office of Chief Minister, J&K (@CM_JnK) May 12, 2025

#WATCH | West Bengal | A Poster expressing gratitude towards the Indian military seen outside the Eden Gardens cricket stadium, Kolkata.
"In Strength, Solidarity and Gratitude..." pic.twitter.com/59WdFXGIol

— ANI (@ANI) May 12, 2025

J&K BJP leader Ravinder Raina today met the families of the people who lost their lives in shelling by Pakistan in Poonch.

#WATCH | Jammu and Kashmir: BJP leader Ravinder Raina met the families of the people who lost their lives in shelling by Pakistan in Poonch. pic.twitter.com/fVSoyc0FLx

— ANI (@ANI) May 12, 2025

SkyStriker kamikaze drones, co-developed with Adani Group's Aplha Design Technologies, were employed in Operation Sindoor, codename for military strikes against Pakistan in response to the Pahalgam terror attack.

The coordinates for the attacks, aimed at destroying terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan, were provided by intelligence agencies, and the strikes were carried out entirely from Indian soil, said Indian officials.

The SkyStriker flies like an unmanned aircraft system and strikes like a missile. It is classified as a loitering munition, a type of precision weapon that hovers over a target area to locate and strike targets, often autonomously or under human control, before being expended.

Adani-owned Alpha Design’s Sky Strikers used in Operation Sindoor pic.twitter.com/YKHfcE1pYI

— India 2047 (@India2047in) May 11, 2025

The Pakistani armed forces have claimed that Hafiz Abdur Rauf, a US-designated global terrorist, who led the funeral of the terrorists killed in Indian airstrikes during Operation Sindoor is an ordinary citizen. 

Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, Pakistan's Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR), categorically denied that the man seen in the image was a terrorist. Instead, he was described as a religious leader and "a common family man."

The military spokesperson even presented what was claimed to be the individual's National Identity Card (CNIC), naming him as an official of the Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML), specifically, its "Welfare Wing Incharge."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 8pm today.

No enemy aircraft was allowed to come within hundreds of kilometres of Indian territory during Pakistan's attempts to target the country's installations last week, Director General of Naval Operations, Vice Admiral A N Pramod, said on Monday.

The presence of the navy's aircraft carrier, with a large number of MiG-29K fighters and airborne early warning helicopters, prevented any suspicious or hostile aircraft from coming close to the "Carrier Battle Group", he added. 

The Vice Admiral made the remarks at a joint press briefing on 'Operation Sindoor' that was launched by the armed forces to target terror bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) on the intervening night of May 7 and 8, in response to the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 tourists - 25 Indians and one Nepali citizen - on April 25. 

India's retaliation prompted the forces to be on alert as Pakistan made three attempts to target military installations using drones and missiles in Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat. The threats were swiftly neutralised, according to the Defence Ministry. 

The Air Force carried out strikes against targets near Karachi in Pakistan, Air Marshal AK Bharti, the Director-General of Operations for the IAF indicated in a special briefing Sunday evening.

Air Marshal Bharti said part of India's "measured and calibrated" response to Pak aggression - i.e., the drone and missile strikes, and small arms fire and artillery shelling across the border - was the targeting of military installations, including a surface-to-air missile site at Malir Cantonment in Karachi.

Malir Cantt. is a military base about 35km from the city of Karachi.

The Air Force also targeted a radar site in Lahore (likely the Chinese-made HQ-9 knocked by Israeli-made HARPY drones) and another close to Gujranwala in Pak's Punjab province, he said.

Indian armed forces reiterated today that Operation Sindoor only targeted terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK), and that Islamabad was responsible for any loss that they incurred.

"Our fight was with terrorists and their infrastructure, and not Pakistan's military. That's why we struck only terror camps on May 7. It is a pity that Pakistan's military chose to side with terrorists and made it their own fight. That's why our retaliation was necessary. They are themselves responsible for their losses," Air Marshal AK Bharti said at a special media briefing this afternoon.

The senior officer of the Air Force said the country's air defence system stood like a wall protecting the country. "It was impenetrable for the enemy," he said, sharing details of the country's multi-layered air defence capabilities.

No enemy aircraft was allowed to come within hundreds of kilometres from the Indian territory, Vice Admiral A.N. Pramod said at a press briefing on Operation Sindoor on Monday.

Vice Admiral AN Pramod said, "Effectively using multiple sensors and inputs, we are maintaining continuous surveillance to degrade or neutralise threats as they emerge or manifest to ensure targeting at extended ranges. All these are conducted under the umbrella of a comprehensive and effective layered fleet air defence mechanism that caters for all threats, be it drones, high-speed missiles or aircraft, both fighters as well as surveillance aircraft."

#WATCH | Delhi: Vice Admiral AN Pramod says, "Effectively using multiple sensors and inputs, we are maintaining continuous surveillance to degrade or neutralise threats as they emerge or manifest to ensure targeting at extended ranges. All these are conducted under the umbrella… pic.twitter.com/emSuQ4TfFK

— ANI (@ANI) May 12, 2025

The Indian military shows the debris of a likely PL-15 air-to-air missile, which is of Chinese origin and was used by Pakistan during the attack on India.

The Indian Armed Forces, during a key DGMO briefing, said that “all military bases, systems, equipment remain fully functional and if needed in future are ready for operation".

#WATCH | Delhi: Air Marshal AK Bharti says, "All our military bases, all our systems continue to remain fully operational and ready to undertake any future missions should the need so arise." pic.twitter.com/HWQwP5ol6Q

— ANI (@ANI) May 12, 2025

India on Monday released videos showing the damage to Pakistani military air bases during Operation Sindoor, which was launched on May 7 to avenge the deadly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam last month.

Addressing a press conference, the Director General of Air Operations, the Indian Air Force, Air Marshal AK Bharti first showed a missile strike at the Nur Khan airbase. 

He then showed a video of extensive damage to the Rahimyar Khan airbase.

DGMO Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai, during a key briefing today, said that targetting Indian airfields and logistics is "way too tough".

"I saw that Virat Kohli has just retired from test cricket, he is one of my favourites. In the 1970s, during the Ashes between Australia and England, two Australian bowlers destroyed the batting lineup of England, and then Australia gave a proverb - "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, if Thommo don't get ya, Lillee must". If you see the layers, you'll understand what I am trying to say. Even if you crossed all the layers, one of the layers of this grid system will hit you," he said.

Fighter jets of the India Air Force targeted Pakistan Air Force's bases at Rafiqui, Murid and Chaklala to counter Pakistan's reckless drone and missile attacks targeting civilian areas and military infrastructure in India's western sector.

The Indian Armed Forces today confirmed that they destroyed Pakistani Mirage during Operation Sindoor.

The Pakistan Air Force base at Rafiqui is in Punjab province. It is home to advanced fighter squadrons of Mirage and JF-17 aircraft.

आकाशे शत्रुन् जहि I
Destroy the Enemy in the Sky.#PahalgamTerrorAttack #OperationSindoor#JusticeServed #IndianArmy@IAF_MCC @indiannavy pic.twitter.com/vO28RS0IdE

— ADG PI - INDIAN ARMY (@adgpi) May 12, 2025

Air Marshal AK Bharti, during a key DGMO briefing, said, "Our fight was against terrorism, that's why only struck terror camps on May 7. But sadly, the Pakistani military sided with the terrorists and made this their fight."

A key media briefing on Operation Sindoor by Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai begins.

After four days of precision missile strikes, drone incursions, and artillery battles across the Line of Control (LoC), India and Pakistan agreed to halt all military actions on land, air, and sea, with effect from the evening of May 10. Hours later, Pakistani drones were sighted and intercepted in various locations in Jammu and Kashmir, including Srinagar, and parts of Gujarat.

India said Pakistan has violated the ceasefire, adding that the armed forces were giving an "adequate and appropriate response". Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, in a press briefing, stressed that India takes "very, very serious notice of these violations." 

These developments followed a sequence of escalating military exchanges since Friday morning. But what exactly unfolded?

Dr G Satheesh Reddy, former chairperson of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), praised the indigenous systems used by the armed forces in Operation Sindoor - a targeted military strike on terror infrastructures in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir to avenge the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. Mr Reddy, in an exclusive interview with NDTV, said that India fought the conflict with Pakistan as "aatmanirbhar" (self-reliant).

"For any nation, it is very important to be self-sufficient. If a nation develops the capabilities within itself, it will develop state-of-the-art technologies. Also, the enemy has no answers as the systems are only known to India. We fought with conflict with indigenous systems, being 'aatmanirbhar'," Mr Reddy said.

"Sometime back, we were saying the next conflict will be fought with an indigenous system, which has now become a reality. We are technologically advanced, people are proud of our technologies...I'm feeling very happy. I would like to congratulate the leadership of the country for the decisions taken. I would also like to congratulate the armed forces for the excellent operations carried out by them. Our nation is extremely happy," he added.

Open source intelligence (OSINT) experts and analysts have posted maps and visuals of what they claimed were damages to Pakistan's military infrastructure in cruise missile strikes by India.

Kawa Space shared a BDA (bomb damage assessment) image of a PAF base in Pakistan's Bholari that it claimed showed the results of precision strikes by an Indian ALCM (air-launched cruise missile). The impact is visible on a PAF (Pakistan Air Force) hangar, it said.

𝗕𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗜 𝗚𝗢𝗡𝗘 | Precision striking by Indian ALCM (Likely Brahmos) at PAF Base Bholari on 10th May 2025.
Via : @KawaSpace pic.twitter.com/Ykp9TsLw9X

— Alpha Defense™🇮🇳 (@alpha_defense) May 11, 2025

Damien Symon, who runs the handle detresfa_ on X and is considered one of the most credible OSINT experts, in a post on X showed the damage at Bholari air base.

"Imagery released by an Indian firm (KAWASPACE) spotlights damage at Pakistan's Bholari Airbase - the Indian Air Force strike appears to have severely damaged a hangar, debris visible along with structural damage, runway proximity = possible quick reaction role for the hangar (?)" Mr Symon said.

Imagery released by an Indian firm (KAWASPACE) spotlights damage at Pakistan’s Bholari Airbase - the Indian Air Force strike appears to have severely damaged a hangar, debris visible along with structural damage, runway proximity = possible quick reaction role for the hangar (?) pic.twitter.com/YC0Dg61d8e

— Damien Symon (@detresfa_) May 11, 2025

The military operations chiefs of India and Pakistan will discuss their next steps as a ceasefire returned calm to the border, and their equity markets edged higher.

There were no reports of explosions or projectiles overnight, after some initial ceasefire violations, with the Indian Army saying Sunday was the first peaceful night in recent days along the border, although some schools remain closed.

Saturday's ceasefire in the Himalayan region, first announced by US President Donald Trump, followed four days of intense firing and diplomacy and pressure from Washington. Read more here

The indigenously developed Akash missile system was instrumental in neutralising missiles and drones and protecting cities in west India when Pakistan attacked.

The Akash system - a surface-to-air system designed to engage multiple targets simultaneously - was developed over 15 years by Dr Prahlada Ramarao, a former DRDO scientist.

"It is the happiest day of life... seeing my baby work so accurately and beautifully in shooting down incoming enemy aerial targets," an elated Dr Ramarao told NDTV. He said he had tears in his eyes when he saw "it worked beyond expectations... engaging incoming targets effectively".

Now 78 years old, he was the youngest Project Director for the Akash programme when he was handpicked by India's 'missile man' and former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.

Congress MP and former diplomat Shashi Tharoor on Sunday weighed in on US President Donald Trump claiming credit for the ceasefire between India and Pakistan, suggesting it was "not mediation" but US efforts at playing a constructive role.

Trump had on Saturday evening claimed that the US had mediated between India and Pakistan, and the two neighbours had agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire. Within an hour, both countries officially announced the ceasefire.

Mr Tharoor called it a "very unfortunate way of proceeding", in a remark to NDTV hours after his party's former chief and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi underlined that Trump first announced the ceasefire in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Read more here

#NDTVExclusive | "Kinetic hostility not India's doing": Congress MP Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) to NDTV's @maryashakil pic.twitter.com/JgVBwmKNpb

— NDTV (@ndtv) May 11, 2025

Pakistan should see uncertainty as the new normal and there will be no discussion with the country on Kashmir, sources said on Sunday. Responding to US President Donald Trump's post offering to "work with" India and Pakistan towards a solution on Kashmir, the sources said there is no change in New Delhi's stance that Kashmir is and will always be a bilateral issue between the countries.

Four days of hostilities, during which India carried out precision strikes on terrorist infrastructure and airbases in Pakistan and Islamabad attacked civilian and military sites with drones and missiles, culminated in a ceasefire on Saturday.

In a surprising move, the ceasefire was announced by Mr Trump on Saturday evening and then confirmed by India and Pakistan. New Delhi said the Pakistan Director General of Military Operations had called up his Indian counterpart and a ceasefire was agreed upon, which came into effect at 5pm on Saturday. 

Civil aviation authorities have decided to reopen 32 airports that were shut for civil flight operations following last week's armed conflict between India and Pakistan, news agency PTI reported. A formal announcement regarding the resumption of operations at these airports is expected to be made soon.

Civil flight operations from 32 airports across northern and western India, including Srinagar and Amritsar, were suspended from May 9 to May 15 due to the military conflict between India and Pakistan.

India has released the names of the top Pakistani Army officials who attended the funeral of terrorists killed in Operation Sindoor, which was launched on May 7 to avenge the deadly attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam last month.

Under Operation Sindoor, the Indian armed forces had targeted nine terror sites, including Markaz Taiba of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in Muridke, Markaz Subhan Allah of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in Bahawalpur, and Hizbul Mujahideen's Mehmoona Joya Facility in Sialkot.

According to Indian officials, the funeral of terrorists killed in Muridke was led by Abdul Rauf, a LeT commander who is a specially designated global terrorist by the US.

Exposing the nexus between the Pakistani Army and terrorists, the officials released a picture, which showed Lt Gen Fayyaz Hussain Shah, Major General Rao Imran Sartaj and Brigadier Mohd Furqan Shabbir attending the funeral. Read more here

India's strikes also targeted Bahawalpur in Pakistan's Punjab - which serves as the base of the Jaish-e-Mohammed.

The Masood Azhar-led terror outfit is the mastermind behind the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai in 2008.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is chairing a meeting with Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and the chiefs of the Indian Armed Forces at his residence in New Delhi today, ahead of the DGMO-level talks between India and Pakistan.

(File photo)

Two days after India and Pakistan came to an understanding on the cessation of hostilities, life slowly returned to normal in the border villages. These villages, especially in Jammu and Kashmir, had borne the brunt of unprovoked firing from across the border.

Morning visuals from Barmer market showed shops open and people going about their day, with life returning to normal after recent tensions along the India-Pakistan border.

In Jaisalmer, a local resident said, "Everything is normal. The market is open, there are no issues during the day. Shops close around 7:30 pm. Our livelihood is not affected."

People in Barmer and Jaisalmer are relieved as daily life goes back to normal. Local businesses are running as usual, and residents hope the situation stays peaceful.

The tension had peaked early Saturday morning when a missile from Pakistan landed in an agricultural field in the Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan. Security forces successfully defused the missile without any casualties or damage to property.

Two days after ceasefire agreement, India's Director General Military Operations (DGMO) Lieutenant General Rajeev Ghai and Pakistan's DGMO Major General Kashif Chaudhry are set to hold talks today at 2:30 pm to discuss the deal.

A media briefing will be held on Operation Sindoor by Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai.

Murdike, a major commercial hub, is home to the headquarters of the Lashkar-e-Taiba. It is known as the "terror nursery" of Pakistan. LeT's headquarters is reportedly spread over approximately 200 acres and houses a terror training camp and other infrastructure.

The Hafiz Saeed-led terror outfit is believed to be behind the April 22 attack in Baisaran near Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam in which 26 people were killed.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting at his residence on Sunday with the top defence establishment. The meeting was attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan, and the tri-services chiefs.

The meeting took place amid an uneasy calm on the borders with Pakistan, where no fresh ceasefire violations have been reported.

The Indian Armed Forces have shared satellite images that reveal visual evidence of the destruction caused by Operation Sindoor at terror sites across Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK). The visuals show before-and-after comparisons of two prominent targets: Muridke and Bhawalpur, as well as India's retaliatory strikes on Pakistan's air defence radars and airfields.

A top military officer of Pakistan dialled India just before the ceasefire announcement came, after which the DGMOs of both nations spoke, the government said in a briefing.

The Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) of both sides spoke at 3.35 pm Saturday, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said.

An hour before the ceasefire announcement came, India said any future act of terror by Pakistan will be considered an act of war, and India will respond accordingly.

The warning was significant as Pakistan had been launching drone and missile attacks on military installations and civilian areas in northern India for the last three nights. Nearly all of them have been intercepted by the robust Indian air defence network.

"... Over the past few days Pakistan suffered heavy and unsustainable losses, after its unprovoked attack on Indian installations. There has been extensive damage to crucial Pakistani air bases like Skardu, Sargodha, Jacobabad and Bholari," Wing Commander Vyomika Singh said.

India's calibrated military response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack targeted terror infrastructure across Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) - which were home to operational centres for Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), and Hizbul Mujahideen. In an overnight attack last week, the Indian Armed Forces carried out the missile strikes on nine terrorist facilities - four in Pakistan (Bhawalpur, Muridke, Sarjal, and Mehmoona Joya), and five in PoK (Sawai Nala, Muzaffarabad, Syedna Bilal, Muzaffarabad, Gulpur, Kotli, Barnala, Bhimber, and Abbas, Kotli), they said.

The Pakistan Army reportedly lost nearly 35 to 40 personnel between May 7-10 in firing across the Line of Control, when India launched retaliatory counterstrikes responding to its aggression, said the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai at a special press briefing on Sunday. 

"On the night of 8-9 May, they (Pakistan) flew drones and aircraft into our airspace all across the borders and made largely unsuccessful attempts to target numerous military infrastructure. Violations on the LoC by Pakistan also commenced yet again and precipitated into fierce engagements," said Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai.

"The Pakistan Army is reported to have lost approximately 35 to 40 personnel in artillery and small arms firing on the Line of Control between the 7th and the 10th of May. What the other side had probably also not reckoned with was the speedy and precise turnaround and hit-back by the Indian Air Force," the top officer added. 

The Indian government has clarified, both for the world and Pakistan, that it went for the "snake's head and not foot soldiers" this time, demonstrating its new approach to kill terrorists within Pakistan.

India launched Operation Sindoor, a counterstrike in response to the deadly Pahalgam terror attack on tourists in which 26 people were killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, on May 7 against terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir. 

The Indian Armed Forces carried out coordinated precision missile strikes on nine terrorist facilities - four in Pakistan (including Bahawalpur and Muridke) and five in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (such as Muzaffarabad and Kotli).

"The message that has been sent is that no matter where you are in Pakistan, we will hit you. On this occasion, we have gone after the head of the snake and not foot soldiers," a source told NDTV.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that the Pahalgam attack has undone years of work both in terms of economy and diplomacy. It has given a jolt to the state's tourism -- which had recovered after a long time -- and allowed Pakistan to flag Kashmir in the international community again. 

"We are in a place where We didn't expect to be. We are in a place where there has been Bloodshed suffering. Turmoil upheaval... Everything has changed. And yet in some ways nothing has," Mr Abdullah has told NDTV in an exclusive interview. 

Asked how has the change translated, he said at this time of the year, "We should have been full with tourists, booming economy, children should have been at school, airports should have been functioning with 50-60 flights a day".

But now, the Valley is empty, schools had to be closed, the airport and airspace are closed.

"Yet when I say nothing has changed -- Pakistan has, by design, unfortunately again, managed to internationalise the question of Jammu and Kashmir," he said. "The US, which seems to be keen to inject itself in the role of a moderator, interlocutor," he added.

The night remained "largely peaceful" across Jammu and Kashmir and other areas along the International Border, the Indian Army said this morning, less than two days after India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire.

India and Pakistan were involved in intense firing for four days as tensions simmered following a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam last month. The two countries agreed to a ceasefire on Saturday evening.

"The night remained largely peaceful across Jammu and Kashmir and other areas along the International Border. No incidents have been reported, marking the first calm night in recent days," the army sources told NDTV.

India and Pakistan reached an understanding to stop all firings and military actions on land, air and sea, with immediate effect from 5 pm on Saturday. However, hours later, drones were sighted and intercepted in various locations in Jammu and Kashmir, including Srinagar, and parts of Gujarat.