Pakistan’s foreign office has stated that while fighting along the border has ceased, the ceasefire with India should not be mistaken for a lasting peace, describing it as merely a pause in hostilities.
The announcement comes as both sides have taken initial steps to normalise trade and reopen airspaces for international flights, including those from India, after the United States brokered a ceasefire that came into effect late on Saturday evening.
The truce, however, remains fragile, with accusations of ceasefire violations emerging within hours of the agreement. Pakistani authorities have accused India of launching BrahMos missiles into their territory, triggering intense cross-border shelling. In response, India has maintained that its strikes were targeted exclusively at terror camps and avoided military or civilian infrastructure.
“Our actions were measured, responsible, and non-escalatory in nature,” Indian foreign ministry spokesperson Vikram Misri said, countering Pakistan’s claims that India’s actions were escalatory and provoked a retaliatory response.
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Shortly after the ceasefire came into force, reports surfaced of Pakistani drones attempting to breach Indian airspace over Jammu, Srinagar, and areas in Punjab. However, the Pakistani side has denied any violation of the agreement, despite India’s claims of successfully repelling the incursions.
Reigniting the longstanding Kashmir dispute, Pakistan’s foreign office argued that the root cause of strategic instability in South Asia lies in the unresolved status of Jammu and Kashmir. “Strategic instability in South Asia is a result of the unresolved Jammu and Kashmir dispute,” the spokesperson said, adding that terrorism and extremism were not intrinsic to the region but were consequences of Cold War dynamics that had shattered regional peace.
The latest escalation follows the 22 April Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 civilians were killed, an incident that occurred during US Vice President JD Vance’s state visit to India.
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