India Pakistan Ceasefire Live highlights: 'Pak has violated ceasefire over last few hours, India giving befitting reply,' says MEA

An alert sentry at Nagrota Military Station thwarted a possible intrusion with timely action, triggering a brief exchange of fire and sustaining minor injuries, the Army's White Knight Corps said.

A search operation has also been launched for the suspect.

"On noticing suspicious movement near the perimeter, the alert sentry at Nagrota Military Station 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)," the White Knight Corps said on X.

On noticing suspicious movement near the perimeter, alert sentry at #Nagrota Military Station 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)@adgpi…

Meanwhile, a complete blackout has been enforced in several areas of Punjab, including Pathankot, Ludhiana, Moga, Ferozepur, and Jalandhar on Saturday evening.

The Deputy Commissioner of Jalandhar issued a statement requesting the residents to keep calm, as a blackout has been enforced as a precautionary measure.

"Due to recent news in the media and as a precautionary measure, we are turning off street lights in some parts of Jalandhar. Blackout is not called at this time. Plz be calm as Jalandhar is unaffected at this point of time," the statement reads.

India said on Saturday that Pakistan has violated the understanding reached between DGMOs of the two countries earlier in the day on the stoppage of firing and military action, and that the Indian Army is retaliating and dealing with the border intrusions.

At a special briefing, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said this is a breach of the understanding arrived at earlier today and India takes "very serious note of these violations".

India called upon Pakistan to take appropriate steps to address these violations and deal with the situation with seriousness and responsibility.

India on Saturday blamed Pakistan for violation of the ceasefire deal earlier in the day between the DGMOs of the two countries and said Indian armed forces have been given instructions to deal strongly with any instances of repetition of the violations along LoC and international border." An understanding was reached this evening between the DGMOs of India and Pakistan to stop the military action that was going on for the last few days.For the last few hours, this understanding is being violated by Pakistan," foreign secretary Vikram Misri said at a special press briefing late on Saturday.

As per Chinese Foreign Ministry, "Doval said that the Pahalgam terrorist attack caused serious casualties among Indian personnel and that India needed to take counter-terrorism actions. War was not India's choice and was not in the interests of any party. India and Pakistan would be committed to a ceasefire and look forward to restoring regional peace and stability as soon as possible."

Wang Yi said that China condemns the Pahalgam terrorist attack and opposes all forms of terrorism. The current international situation is turbulent and intertwined. Peace and stability in the Asian region is hard-won and deserves to be cherished. India and Pakistan are neighbours that cannot be moved away, and both are neighbours of China. China appreciates your statement that war is not India's choice, and sincerely hopes that India and Pakistan will remain calm and restrained, properly handle differences through dialogue and consultation, and avoid escalation of the situation. China supports and expects India and Pakistan to achieve a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire through consultations. This is in the fundamental interests of India and Pakistan and is also the common wish of the international community: Ministry of foreign affairs of the People's Republic of China

Maharashtra BJP state chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Saturday said his party-led Mahayuti will hold more than 3,000 'Tiranga' rallies across the state in the next five days to boost the morale of the armed forces. Union minister Nitin Gadkari and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will take part in the Tiranga rally in Nagpur, he said. Speaking to reporters here, Bawankule said that all legislators and public representatives of Mahayuti, comprising the BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP, will organise the Tiranga rallies.

Foreign secretary Vikram Misri said, "An understanding was reached this evening between the DGMOs of India and Pakistan to stop the military action that was going on for the last few days. For the last few hours, this understanding is being violated by Pakistan. The Indian Army is retaliating and dealing with this border intrusion. This intrusion is extremely condemnable and Pakistan is responsible for it. We believe that Pakistan should understand this situation properly and take appropriate action immediately to stop this intrusion."

Firing incident was reported at an Army unit in Nagrota. As per Sentry, suspicious movement was seen, but there has been no further contact after initial engagement. Further investigations are on in the incident. More details awaited: Army sources

On Pakistan violating the understanding to cease all firing and military action, Defence Expert Captain Anil Gaur (Retired) said, "This shows that Pakistan is a country that cannot be trusted at all. It shows that there are rogue elements in the Pakistani army. Now India has the right to retaliate...India should now retaliate and destroy Pakistan's military assets so that they realise who they are dealing with..."

Hours after India and Pakistan formally agreed to stop the military operations against each other, loud explosions were heard across Srinagar and other bordering districts as Pakistani drones entered the Indian airspace.

A complete blackout has been imposed several J&K districts, Punjab and Rajasthan as a precautionary measure.

Sirens blared and explosions echoed across India’s border states on Saturday evening as Pakistan once again launched drones into Indian airspace, just hours after both countries agreed to a ceasefire.

Loud blasts were reported in Srinagar, while air raid sirens went off in Udhampur and other parts of the Jammu region.

Blackouts were enforced in several areas across Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, and Rajasthan as a precaution amid what marks another Pakistani drone intrusion in a series of night-time provocations.

What makes this attack particularly significant is that it came just after Pakistan itself reached out to India earlier in the day, proposing a full ceasefire across land, air, and sea-a move later confirmed by ministry of external affairs.

Red streaks seen and explosions can be heard as India's air defence intercepts Pakistani drones amid blackout in Udhampur

India and Pakistan reached an understanding after the Pakistan side reached out to India. There are no pre-conditions and post-conditions. Indus Water Treaty remains in abeyance. And all other measures remain suspended. India's position on Terrorism remains the same: MEA Sources

There’s a palpable sense of disappointment among many Indians today, especially within strategic and nationalist circles, over India agreeing to a ceasefire with Pakistan. The prevailing sentiment is that India had the upper hand — Pakistan’s air defences were effectively neutralised at key locations, major airbases suffered significant damage, and every Pakistani aerial, drone, and missile assault was successfully intercepted or neutralised. Their only “success” was limited to indiscriminate cross-border shelling that tragically claimed innocent civilian lives.

So the question being asked is — why agree to a ceasefire now? Why not press forward, or even reclaim POK?

But here’s what most people are missing: Pakistan is a failed state.

It has nothing to lose. Its leaders have already looted the country and stashed their wealth abroad. Any escalation would only hurt India — the fastest-growing large global economy, a rising geopolitical force, and a nation with far more at stake in global stability, trade, and perception.

After days of mounting escalation between India and Pakistan, both countries agreed on Saturday to a ceasefire, halting all military action across land, air, and sea. The decision carries no preconditions, either before or after the agreement. It is also included that the Indus Water Treaty shall remain in abeyance, as MEA sources confirmed

All the retaliatory measures announced against Pakistan on April 23 will remain in place.

After the terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22, India took several strong steps against Pakistan for supporting cross-border terrorism.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a meeting with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, NSA Ajit Doval, CDS and Chiefs of all three Services, at 7, LKM.

The ministry of external affairs exposed the "misinformation campaign" run by Pakistan with several claims including that it inflicted damage to S-400 & BrahMoS missile. This came after India formally declared that the two nations had decided to put an end to the firing and military action that started after the relations deteriorated post Pahalgam terror attack.

In a press briefing on Saturday, Colonel Sofiya Qureshi said, "Pakistan claimed that it damaged our S400 and Brahmos missile base with its JF 17, which is completely wrong.Secondly, it also ran a misinformation campaign that our airfields in Sirsa, Jammu, Pathankot, Bhatinda, Nalia and Bhuj were damaged, and its misinformation is also completely wrong."

Pakistan announced on Saturday that it was opening its airspace for all kinds of traffic, shortly after the announcement of a ceasefire with India. Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) made the announcement as apparently normalcy returns to the country after the raging tension with India seems to be ending.

"All airports in the country are available for normal flight operations. Passengers are requested to contact the relevant airline for the latest schedule of their flights," the PAA said.

It also said that Pakistan's airspace has been fully restored for all types of flights, and all airports in the country are available for normal flight operations.

Pakistan's airspace remained closed for a certain duration and routes due to the tension with India, which hampered regular air traffic, resulting in inconvenience for passengers.

The decision to open airspace showed that clouds on the horizon of Pakistan and India are lifting.

India on Saturday confirmed that it has reached an agreement with Pakistan to halt all military action across land, air, and sea. The understanding was reached during a call between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of both countries earlier in the day.

Foreign secretary Vikram Misri said that Pakistan’s DGMO called his Indian counterpart at 15:35 hours, following which both sides agreed to cease all firing and military activities starting from 17:00 hours IST.

Foreign secretary Vikram Misri said, "Pakistan's Directors General of Military Operations (DGMO) called Indian DGMO at 15:35 hours earlier this afternoon. 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 Indian Standard Time. Today, instructions have been given on both sides to give effect to this understanding. The Directors General of Military Operations will talk again on the 12th of May at 1200 hours."

After days of building tension between India and Pakistan, US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that both countries have agreed to a "full and immediate ceasefire."

Posting on Truth Social, Trump said, "After a long night of talks mediated by the United States, I am pleased to announce that India and Pakistan have agreed to a FULL AND IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE. Congratulations to both Countries on using Common Sense and Great Intelligence. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"

Trump on his post on Truth Social wrote: "After a long night of talks mediated by the United States, I am pleased to announce that India and Pakistan have agreed to a FULL AND IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE. Congratulations to both Countries on using Common Sense and Great Intelligence. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"

Residents of villages located near the Line of Control (LoC) in three districts of Kashmir are leaving their homes in droves as Pakistan has intensified its shelling of civilian areas over the last four days. Nearly 1.1 lakh people living along the LoC in Baramulla, Bandipora and Kupwara districts have moved to safer places as dozens of houses and government buildings have been hit by Pakistani shells.

"It is not easy to leave behind a place where you have spent all your life. I would not leave my home if the threat to my life and that of my family was not so high," Irshad Ahmad Khwaja, a resident of a border village, told PTI.

Khwaja has shifted to a relative's house in Baramulla and does not expect to face much difficulty.

"I know we will be taken care of but I am still very sad. I have lived in this house all my life," he said as he looked back at his home one last time.

Mubeen Ahmad, a resident of Boniyar in the Uri area of Baramulla, said he was not sure whether his house would survive the current wave of cross-border shelling.

"We have seen cross-border shelling since the 1990s but it has never been this intense. These days, shells are landing at places that were earlier considered safe," Ahmad said.

He said another cause of concern for house owners is the possibility of thefts and break-ins.

"Unscrupulous elements have always used a turmoil to carry out their nefarious designs. I hope that it does not happen during this calamity," he added.

The evacuation started after Pakistan resorted to unprovoked shelling on civilian areas along the LoC in response to the missile strikes carried out by Indian armed forces targeting the terror infrastructure in the neighbouring country.

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday strongly condemned the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for approving a $1 billion disbursement to Pakistan under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), claiming the funds will be diverted to sponsor terrorism against India.

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday launched a sharp and direct critique of Pakistan's attempts to create religious divisions within India and said that Pakistan's terrorist actions are less about religious solidarity and more about political and strategic gains masked by religious rhetoric.

Speaking to ANI about his views on Pakistan trying to divide Indian society based on religion, he said, "It is the deep state of Pakistan that only uses Islam as a facade to cover their illegal activities, to cover their promotion of terrorism."

Owaisi strongly reaffirms that Indian Muslims, including their forefathers, rejected Muhammad Ali Jinnah's Two-Nation Theory (which led to the creation of Pakistan) and chose to live in a secular, democratic India.

He also points out the inconsistency and hypocrisy in Pakistan's use of religion as a political tool and said that while Pakistan claims to champion Muslim causes, it has been violent toward other Muslim communities, such as Afghans, Iranians, and the Balochs.

Authorities ordered the closure of malls and high-rise commercial buildings in the districts of Jalandhar and Kapurthala.

Amid the Pakistan army's continuous targeting of civilian infrastructure in India, a Turkish Kamikaze drone was recovered in a village in Naushera area of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.

According to an Indian official, Pakistan attempted drone intrusions at many locations of India's western border, and these drones were possibly of Turkish origin, likely to test Indian air defences.

Meanwhile, Byker YIHA III Kamikaze drones were recovered in Punjab's Amritsar, which were launched by Pakistan in the early hours of Saturday, as per defence officials.

The Jammu and Kashmir government has announced that an ex-gratia relief amount worth Rs. 10 lakhs will be granted to the families of deceased who were killed in the recent Pakistan shelling amid escalated tensions post Operation Sindoor.

In a post on X, the Jammu and Kashmir CMO expressed grief towards the deceased and wrote, "Deeply pained by the loss of innocent lives due to recent shelling from Pakistan. My Government is taking every possible measure to minimise the hardship of our people. While no compensation can ever replace a loved one or heal the trauma caused to the family, as a gesture of support and solidarity, ex-gratia relief of Rs 10 lakhs will be provided to families of all who have deceased. We stand with every affected family in this hour of grief."

As Pakistani forces continued to target civilian population with heavy shelling from across the border, huge damage was witnessed to residences of locals in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri due to heavy cross-border shelling.

J-K Administration Services officer Raj Kumar Thapa, who was a resident of Rajouri also lost his life in these attacks after his home was targeted due to continuous shelling by Pakistan.

Heavy cross-border shelling by Pakistan caused damage to homes and religious sites in J&K's Kupwara, Uri, and Poonch. Locals vowed to stand with the Indian army despite the attacks.

Pakistan Army on Saturday continued to target civilian areas in the Poonch sector by conducting heavy shelling. Houses, water tanks, and other civil infrastructure suffered heavy damage in the attack.

Security measures have been intensified near Ambala domestic airport, located in Ambala Cantonement, following the ministry of civil aviation’s decision to extend the closure of 32 airports nationwide. The closure, initially set to end on May 10, has now been prolonged until May 15.

Authorities have not released specific reasons for the extended shutdown, but heightened vigilance in the vicinity suggests precautionary measures are being taken in light of potential security concerns.

Travelers and residents are advised to stay updated through official channels and avoid the restricted zones around the airport.

Amid escalation of tension between India and Pakistan, defence minister of Pakistan, Khwaja Asif said that nuclear option is not on the table, but if a situation arises, the "watchers" would also be affected. He made the remarks to Geo News.

Dawn, citing Geo News, mentioned that the Pak Defence Minister said, "I am telling the world that this is not going to be confined to the region only; it could be a much wider [...] destruction."

"Our options are being reduced considering the situation India is creating," he added.

Sharing details, Dawn reported that he insisted that no meeting of the National Command Authority has been called. The National Command Authority is responsible for making the operational decisions on Pakistan's nuclear weapons.

Tensions have been escalating between Pakistan and India after Pakistan caused a string of actions against India which were effectively responded to by the Indian armed forces.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was seen leaving Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, on Friday.

His departure followed a high-level meeting convened by the Prime Minister, which was attended by NSA Ajit Doval, the Chief of Defence Staff, and the Chiefs of the Army, Navy, and Air Force.