India and Pakistan have agreed to extend the pause on all cross-border military actions as decided by both countries on May 10. Amid ongoing tensions, the Director General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of both countries have decided to continue “confidence-building measures”.
“Further to the understanding between the two DGMOs on 10th of May 2025, it has been decided to continue the confidence-building measures so as to reduce the alertness level,” officials said on Thursday.
As per a PTI report, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar claimed that the DGMO of Pakistan, Major General Kashif Abdullah, and the DGMO of India Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai talked over a hotline on Thursday to discuss the ceasefire, which has now been extended until May 18.
India launched Operation Sindoor on terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir after midnight on May 7, in response to the deadly Pahalgam terror attack.
Tensions between the countries intensified a day later, after Pakistan launched a drone and missile attack on military bases near the border, which India thwarted.