Operation Sindoor and Pahalgam Attack: India-Pakistan Ceasefire Updates – May 16, 2025
Defence Minister Rajnath offers sweats to Air Warriors at Bhuj Air Force Station, in Bhuj on May 16, 2025 | Photo Credit: ANI
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today (May 16, 2025) will visit the Bhuj air force station in Gujarat, which was one of the installations targeted by Pakistan military last week.
Meanwhile, the Indian Army on Thursday (May 16, 2025) said it will pursue confidence building measures to reduce the “alertness level” in line with the May 10 understanding on cessation of hostilities with the Pakistani side. The remarks by the Indian Army came hours after Islamabad said the India-Pakistan arrangement on stopping the military actions has been extended till May 18. Meanwhile,
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Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday (May 15, 2025) extended an offer of talks to India, saying Pakistan is ready to engage “for peace”. Mr. Shehbaz made the comments during a visit to the Kamra air base in the country’s Punjab province where he interacted with officers and soldiers involved in the recent military confrontation with India.
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“We are ready to talk with it (India) for peace,” he said and added that the “conditions for peace” include the Kashmir issue .Follow the live updates below:
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May 16, 2025 12:40Operation Sindoor not over yet, this was just a trailer: RajnathOperation Sindoor is not over yet, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said at Bhuj Air Force station. This was just a trailer, he said, adding the full picture will unfold later. The Defence Minister said that the present ceasefire between the two countries is like a period of probation for Pakistan. In case Pakistan chooses to revert to bad behaviour, India will give a fitting reply, he said.
May 16, 2025 14:34Congress will join multi-party delegation: Jairam Ramesh on reports that India will send delegations of MPs to worldAccusing the BJP of “politicising” the ‘Operation Sindoor’, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh reacted to media reports that India will send delegations of MPs from all political parties to world capitals to brief different countries on the recent India-Pakistan tension and said that Congress will certainly join the delegation of multi-party MPs, keeping the “national interest” above all else. “We demanded an all-party meeting, but PM Modi was not present at the meeting. Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi wrote letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to convene a special session of the Parliament, but that also did not happen. Congress leaders are demanding unity, but on the other hand, the BJP is doing politics in the name of Operation Sindoor. But still nation is first,” Jairam Ramesh told ANI. “We have heard that India is to send delegations of MPs from all political parties to world capitals to brief different countries on the recent India-Pakistan tension. Keeping national interest above all, Congress will certainly join the delegation of multi-party MPs. If we get an invitation to join the delegation, the Congress party will surely join it. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has spoken to the Congress President, who will depute party leaders,” he added.-ANI
May 16, 2025 14:09Pakistan Foreign Minister calls for ‘composite dialogue’ with India to address contentious issuesPakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has called for a “composite dialogue” with India to address the contentious issues between the two sides.Addressing the Senate on Thursday, Dar said the “ceasefire” with India has been extended till May 18, but a political dialogue will ultimately have to take place to resolve the problems between the two neighbours.“We have told the world that we will hold a composite dialogue,” Dar, who is also the Deputy Prime Minister, said.He also said that the Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) of Pakistan and India would again get in contact on May 18.-PTI
May 16, 2025 13:49U.K., Pakistan Foreign ,inisters meet after India conflictUK Foreign Secretary David Lammy met with his Pakistani counterpart in Islamabad on Friday, a week after the country’s most serious military confrontation with India in decades.The latest conflict between nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan had sparked global concerns that it could spiral into a full-blown war before a ceasefire was announced by United States President Donald Trump.Lammy was received by Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar at the Foreign Office, images broadcast by state television showed.The United Kingdom was among several nations to urge de-escalation after last week’s clashes, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer said at the time that Britain was “urgently engaging” with both countries.-AFP
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May 16, 2025 13:07Any kind of financial assistance to Pakistan is nothing less than terror funding: RajnathSpeaking days after the International Monetary Fund disbursed a second tranche of $1.023 billion under the Extended Fund Facility programme for Pakistan, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said any kind of financial assistance to Pakistan is nothing less than terror funding.Pakistan has again started trying to rebuild terror infrastructure that was destroyed, Mr. Singh alleged, adding that India would like that IMF reconsiders its assistance of $1 billion to Pakistan. “India does not want that funding we give to IMF is used directly or indirectly to create terror infrastructure in Pakistan.”
May 16, 2025 12:50Not small matter that our Air Force has capability to reach every corner of Pakistan: RajnathIt is not small matter that our Air Force has capability to reach every corner of Pakistan; this has been proven during Operation Sindoor, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said during his visit to the Bhuj Air Base.Noting that many of Pakistan’s air bases were destroyed, Mr. Singh said the Indian Air Force has touched new and greater heights with its valour, courage and glory.“In Operation Sindoor, our armed forces not only dominated enemy but also succeeded in decimating them.”
