"Further to the understanding between the two DGMOs on May 10, Saturday, it has been decided to continue the confidence-building measures (CBM)," says a source commencing on perceived to be new roadmap in Indo-Pak ties.
The peak of confrontation has been reached and from the top only things have to be scaled down. This would reduce the alertness level".
On May 10, the DGMO of Pakistan called his Indian counterpart Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai and sought "stopping" all forms of cross-border firing.
The understanding of the pause came after four days of intense cross-border strikes, drone attacks and artillery shelling. Though media and the US President Donald in his over enthusiasm has spoken about ceasefire; Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not use the word. Nor did Indian military on record.
On May 12, Modi used the word "suspended" the operation and it was clear Operation Sindoor is on. The tensions between the two neighbours escalated after the Indian Army launched Operation Sindoor on the night of May 6-7, targeting terrorist hideouts in Pakistan.
As many as 100 terrorists were killed in the operation and three well known hubs and training centres of Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-e- Taiba were destroyed.
From analysis point of view vis-a-vis Rawalpindi and Pakistan; wags are already stating that while Pakistan has lost and is left leaking wounds. on personal score may be Gen Asim Munir has 'won' as he could deflect country's attention from economic crisis to fighting the 'kafir-nation', that is India.
As a ploy to 'save' Pak army; efforts are on to find scapegoats in Sharif brothers. While Shehbaz Sharif is at the mercy of fate and the mood of Gen Munir as the great humiliation for the nation came when he is the Prime Minister; the other Sharif who could be targeted is former PM Nawaz Sharif.
Azma Bukhari, a senior PML-N leader, has claimed that the military operation against India was designed under the supervision of former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Much to the embarrassment of Pakistan; Michael Rubin, a former Pentagon senior official, said Pakistani military cannot shield itself from the full reality of the fact that it "lost very, very badly."
Rubin painted a scathing picture of Pakistan’s battlefield performance.
“Militarily, Pakistan is shocked... Pakistan has started every single war with India and yet convinced itself that somehow it has won,” he said.
“It’s going to be very difficult for Pakistan to convince itself that it won this 4-day war.”
He described Pakistan’s military response as disorganised and ineffective. “Islamabad went running to try to achieve a ceasefire like a scared dog with its tail between its legs,”
Rubin told news agency ANI, -- “There is absolutely no spin that the Pakistani military can put on what occurred... they not only lost, they lost very, very badly.”
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