Desk Report
Top military officials from India and Pakistan will meet on Monday to discuss the details of the ceasefire. The talks are likely to take place overnight, the BBC reported.
Now both sides have somewhat settled down, but there is debate about who won the war. Both sides claim victory. India claims that they attacked 11 Pakistani air force bases, one of which was in Rawalpindi, near the capital Islamabad. India also says that 35 to 40 Pakistani soldiers were killed in the conflict and several of its air force aircraft were destroyed. The Indian army also claims to have killed more than a hundred terrorists.
Meanwhile, Pakistan claims that Pakistani troops attacked 26 Indian military installations. In addition, their surveillance drones patrolled the skies of New Delhi. Pakistan claims to have shot down five Indian fighter jets on the very day of the war (May 7). Their statement is that three of them were modern Rafale jets. Although India has been denying the fact that Rafale was destroyed from the beginning. However, several Indian government sources in various international media outlets have said that the claim of destroying Rafale is true.
Apart from this, there were also reports of an Indian military pilot being captured by Pakistani troops. Initially, Pakistan claimed to have captured five pilots, but later said it had captured one pilot. India has completely denied the claim of capturing a pilot, although it has admitted that Pakistani missiles have hit some Indian targets. India has said that all the Indian pilots have returned safely.
Tensions between India and Pakistan reached a peak over the killing of 26 tourists in a terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Indian-controlled Kashmir, on April 22. New Delhi started taking one step after another against Islamabad, blaming Pakistan for the attack. Due to which Pakistan also took a series of steps against India. The tension further escalated. This led to the two nuclear-powered countries engaging in war on May 7.
On the night of May 7, India carried out airstrikes in multiple places in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir. Gunfire began between the two sides along the Line of Control that night. Drone warfare continued on both sides for four days. The two countries agreed to a ceasefire last Saturday, mediated by the United States.
