NEW DELHI: An all-party delegation on Sunday explained in detail how India-Pakistan truce was reached on May 10 which eventually led to the cessation of military operations by the two nations against each other. This comes amid US President Donald Trump's consistent claims about using trade as a was deterrent between the two nations.
Reiterating the Centre's stance that the truce was purely bilateral and initiated by Pakistan, JDU MP Sanjay Kumar Jha , who is leading an all-party delegation, said that Pakistani DGMO (Director General of Military Operations) called for the ceasefire but there was a "problem with the hotline".
"If I tell you specifically, they tried in the morning for the ceasefire, the DGMO of Pakistan, but there was a problem with the hotline. And then, their embassy in India, because people ask how the ceasefire happened, the people in Pakistan embassy in India got in touch with Indian people and conveyed that they are trying to get in touch with DGMO India but were not able to talk to him," he said, addressing an Indian diaspora in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
"Then there was a message that we will talk after 1.30 or 2. Then DGMO India talked to him. He requested for the ceasefire, that was around 3.35 in the afternoon. And then, India agreed for the ceasefire. Because India is not for war. We wanted to give a message, we wanted to demolish their terror infrastructure and that we have achieved," he added.
Ironically, Donald Trump was first to announce the India-Pakistan truce on May 10 at 5.25pm, which is around two hours after Jha's claim of the talks between the two nations. India and Pakistan then confirmed the ceasefire.
The opposition has since then, targeted the Centre demanding answers over third-party mediation in the truce. The central government has, at several occasions denied any third-party mediation in the ceasefire.
India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people. The operation targeted terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, resulting in the deaths of over 100 militants from groups like Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Hizbul Mujahideen.
Pakistan retaliated with shelling and drone attacks, prompting India to strike radar systems, communication hubs, and airfields at 11 Pakistani airbases. Hostilities ceased with a mutual agreement announced on May 10.
Reiterating the Centre's stance that the truce was purely bilateral and initiated by Pakistan, JDU MP Sanjay Kumar Jha , who is leading an all-party delegation, said that Pakistani DGMO (Director General of Military Operations) called for the ceasefire but there was a "problem with the hotline".
"If I tell you specifically, they tried in the morning for the ceasefire, the DGMO of Pakistan, but there was a problem with the hotline. And then, their embassy in India, because people ask how the ceasefire happened, the people in Pakistan embassy in India got in touch with Indian people and conveyed that they are trying to get in touch with DGMO India but were not able to talk to him," he said, addressing an Indian diaspora in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
"Then there was a message that we will talk after 1.30 or 2. Then DGMO India talked to him. He requested for the ceasefire, that was around 3.35 in the afternoon. And then, India agreed for the ceasefire. Because India is not for war. We wanted to give a message, we wanted to demolish their terror infrastructure and that we have achieved," he added.
#WATCH | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Interacting with the Indian diaspora, JDU MP Sanjay Kumar Jha says, "... In Pahalagam, they segregated on our religious lines to create communal disharmony in the country. But nothing such happened in India... The Pakistan DGMO had tried talking… pic.twitter.com/MsUS2Hxp79
— ANI (@ANI) June 1, 2025
Ironically, Donald Trump was first to announce the India-Pakistan truce on May 10 at 5.25pm, which is around two hours after Jha's claim of the talks between the two nations. India and Pakistan then confirmed the ceasefire.
The opposition has since then, targeted the Centre demanding answers over third-party mediation in the truce. The central government has, at several occasions denied any third-party mediation in the ceasefire.
India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people. The operation targeted terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, resulting in the deaths of over 100 militants from groups like Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Hizbul Mujahideen.
Pakistan retaliated with shelling and drone attacks, prompting India to strike radar systems, communication hubs, and airfields at 11 Pakistani airbases. Hostilities ceased with a mutual agreement announced on May 10.
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