CHENNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOgGA ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUPATI ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ SAMBALPUR ■ HUBBALLI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ KANNUR ■ VILLUPURAM ■ KOLLAM ■ TADEPALLIGUDEM ■ NAGAPATTINAM ■ THRISSUR ■ KALABURAGI ■ ■ visakhapatnam l sunday l may 11, 2025 l `12.00 l PAGES 26 l late city EDITION Pakistan appreciates the US for facilitating ... We accept it in the interest of regional peace and stability —Shehbaz Sharif, Pak Prime Minister This is no ceasefire. The air defence units in the middle of Srinagar just opened up... explosions heard We welcome all efforts at de-escalation and hope ceasefire will be implemented martyred jawan’s last rites today Today’s ceasefire between India and Pakistan is hugely welcome. I urge them to sustain it Ceasefire —Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary General —David Lammy, UK Foreign minister —Omar Abdullah Pak violates it with drones, intrusions Total breach Of understanding on truce arrived at by DGMOs on both sides, says Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri J ayanth J a c o b @ New Delhi India stresses any future act of terror will be an ‘act of war’ RAJESH KUMAR THAKUR @ New Delhi JUST hours before the announcement of a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, the Modi government warned that any future act of terror on Indian soil tied to Islamabad would be treated as an “act of war” and will be responded accordingly . This decision, relayed by top government sources on Saturday afternoon, fuelled a speculation that the ongoing armed conflict between the two countries was nearing its end. Though there was no official announcement regarding the decision to classify future terror attacks as acts of war, sources on condition of anonymity confirmed it. This marks the first time the government has made such a declaration in relation to terrorism, sending a clear and strong message to Pakistan, whose best known export to global capitals is terror. An “act of war” under international law refers to a country’s hostile action against another, giving the aggrieved nation a legitimate ground to target the aggressor. “India will act accordingly if henceforth any future act of terror is executed in India. No power in the world will come to rescue Pakistan which nurtures terrorism,” the source added. WITH THIS ISSUE PAkistan Apocalypse Now PLUS 12 PAGES Hours after India and Pakistan agreed on Saturday to halt all firing and military action on land, air, and sea, effective from 5 pm, the latter violated the ceasefire with drone incursions and a series of blasts, making J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah wonder what the truce was all about. Blackout sirens went off in parts of the western border, plunging them into darkness. In a late night briefing, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said there were repeated violations of the ceasefire understanding arrived at earlier in the evening between the Directors General of Military Operations of India and Pakistan. “This is a breach of the understanding arrived at earlier today The armed forces are giv. ing an adequate and appropriate response to these violations and we take very, very serious note of these violations,” Misri pointed out. He urged Pakistan to take appropriate steps to address these violations and deal with the situation with seriousness and responsibility The armed forc. es, he said, were maintaining a strong vigil. “They have been given instructions to deal strongly with any instances of Retaliation on By the armed forces. Adequate and appropriate response given. India takes the violations very seriously repetition of the violations of the border along the International Border as well as the Line of Control, Misri added. In Nagrota in J&K, the army noticed some suspicious movement near the perimeter of the military station there. “They issued a challenge, leading to a brief exchange of fire with the suspect. Sentry sustained a minor injury. Search operations are underway to track the intruder(s),” it said. Earlier in the day, the truce announcement came shortly after US President Donald DAY 4 Trump said his team had mediated a “full and immediate ceasefire” following a long night of talks. Shortly thereafter, Misri announced the cessation of military operations. “The Director General of Military Operations of Pakistan called the Director General of Military Operations of India at 1535 hours IST earlier today. It was agreed between them that both sides would stop all firing and military action on land and in the air and sea with effect from 1700 hours In- Indus waters treaty To remain in abeyance as announced by India in the wake of the terror attack at Pahalgam dian Standard Time today,” Misri announced. Instructions have been issued on both sides to implement the agreement, he said. Both DGMOs are scheduled to speak again at 12 pm on May 12. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said, “India has consistently maintained a firm and uncompromising stance against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. It will continue to do so.” Sources later said the stoppage of firing and military action between India and Pakistan was “worked out directly between the two countries”. “The Pak DGMO initiated the call this afternoon after which discussions took place and understanding reached. There is no decision to hold talks on any other issue at any other place,” sources said. The cessation of hostilities between India and Pakistan was triggered by a call from Pakistan’s DGMO, Major General Kashif Abdullah, to his Indian counterpart, Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai, they said. Sources then said that the ceasefire was focused solely on halting military action. Measures previously announced by India, including keeping the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance would remain in effect. THE ceasefire between India and Pakistan took effect after both sides had already built up massive mobilisation. Earlier, India carried out precisionstrikes inside Pakistan at 4 key air force bases — Rafiqui, Murid, Chaklala and Rahimyar Khan — and two military installations in Sukkur and Chuniya of Pakistan. Indian missiles and drones ingressed deep inside Pakistan, upto 100 kilometres, sources confirmed. A total of 21 terrorist camps of Jaish-e- Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were identified of which nine were selected as targets hit by missiles and artillery munitions. In the initial phase of the operations, five terrorists of JeM and LeT were killed namely Mudassar Khadian Khas, Hafiz Muhammed Jameel, Mohammad Yusuf Azhar, Khalid alias Abu Akasha, and Mohammad Hassan Khan. The complete list of 21 locations where Indian forces attacked Pakistan and PoK are Sawai Nala, Syed Na Bilal , Maskar-E-Aqsa, Chelabandi, Abdullah Bin Masood, Dulai , Garhi Habibullah, Batrasi, Balakot, Oghi, Boi, Sensa, Gulpur, Kotli, Barali, Dungi, Barnala, Mehmoona Joya, Sarjal, Muridke and Bahawalpur. The terror camps destroyed in Pakistan and PoK in retaliation for Pahalgam attack are Sarjal/Tehra Kalan facility in Narowal, Mehmoona Joya in Sialkot, Markaz Taiba in Muridke, Markaz Subhan Allah in Punjab, Sawai Nala Camp and Markaz Syedna Bilal in Muzaffarabad, Maskar Raheel Shahid in Kotli, Markaz Ahle Hadith in Barnala, Markaz Abbas in Kotli. Operation Sindoor was launched in the wake of the Pahalgam attack on April 22. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has said the people of Andhra Pradesh will stand solidly in support of any decision taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Centre to protect the integrity of the nation. “Regardless of circumstances, we must protect the nation with the spirit of Nation First. It is the responsibility of every individual in India to remain united in the face of any challenge,” he asserted. Naidu expressed deep concern that global peace is under siege from terrorism, which is creating instability and economic distress in countries across the world. The Chief Minister made these remarks at an Interfaith Programme organised by Governor S Abdul Nazeer at the Raj Bhavan on Saturday . Referring to the horrific incident at Pahalgam, Naidu said terrorists carried out a brutal massacre, killing 26 innocent people. “This was not just an attack on tourists. It was an assault on national peace and stability,” the Chief Minister observed. He noted that the people across communities and faiths have unanimously condemned the terror attack, and hailed P4 Operation Sindoor.  BJP recites Hanuman Chalisa | P7 To continue, says govt and so will the scaling down of high commission strength on both sides Crediting American mediation for defusing a military escalation between India and Pakistan, President Donald Trump on Saturday announced a “full and immediate” ceasefire between India and Pakistan, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling it a “US-brokered” truce. He praised Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif for their “wisdom, prudence, and statesmanship in choosing the path of peace”. However, sources in New Delhi emphasised that the understanding to halt military action was reached directly between the two militaries, not through any third-party mediation. They said the Pakistan DGMO initiated a call Saturday afternoon, leading to discussions and the ceasefire agreement. “After a long night of talks People gather near a suspicious object resembling remains of a drone in Kangra district of HP | pti pakistan stepped up fake news during ops New Delhi: In the aftermath of Operation Sindoor, Pakistan intensified its propaganda efforts and launched a digital offensive aimed at spreading false narratives. Amid the tide of misinformation, the Fact Check Unit of Press Information Bureau (PIB) stepped up to counter the chaos | P10 bsf destroys terrorist launchpad in sialkot New Delhi:The Border Security Force on Saturday said it has completely destroyed a terrorist launchpad at Looni in Pakistan’s Sialkot, which falls opposite Akhnoor sector in Jammu, in a retaliation against unprovoked firing from the Pakistani side | P7 Let us face challenges with spirit of Nation First: CM @ Vijayawada Bharat Sindoor MSME Park launched | P7 expulsion of diplomats J ayanth J a c o b @ New Delhi Interfaith Programme E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e INSIDE President Trump claimed credit for truce that wasn’t Precision strikes, ingress remain big achievements mayank s i n g h @ New Delhi Anantapur: The mortal remains of Army Jawan M Murali Naik were brought to his native village Kalli Thanda in Sri Sathya Sai district on Saturday night. The last rites of the Jawan martyred during ‘Operation Sindoor’ in Kashmir, will be performed on Sunday CM Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan greet Governor S Abdul Nazeer at Raj Bhavan | EXPRESS mediated by the United States, I am pleased to announce that India and Pakistan have agreed to a FULL AND IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “Congratulations to both Countries on using Common Sense and Great Intelligence. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who led the diplomatic push, described it as a “US-brokered ceasefire”. “I am pleased to announce the Governments of India and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire and to start talks on a broad set of issues at a neutral site,” Rubio said, adding that he and Vice President J D Vance had been in constant touch with key Indian and Pakistani leaders, including the two PMs, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Pakistan Army Chief Gen Asim Munir. Security personnel patrol near the Dal Lake Srinagar on Saturday before the ceasefire | PTI J&K govt official killed in Pak shelling Srinagar: A senior Jammu and Kashmir government official and two security officers were among seven killed while more than 25 people were injured amid intense mortar shelling and drone strikes by Pakistan in the Jammu region on Saturday, officials said ‘China’s response disappointing’ New Delhi: China’s response during the conflict between India and Pakistan was a disappointing one and it should have sent out a firm message to Pakistan, former union minister and Congress leader Salman Khurshid told this newspaper on Saturday