Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar announced on Thursday that the military in India and Pakistan have agreed to extend last week’s ceasefire until Sunday 18 May. By tackling the Senate on Thursday, he said the extension paves the way for renewed political dialogue.

“Now that [ceasefire] has been extended to [May] 18, so obvious, now that time things will go to dialogue, ”said Dar.” For now, this is military-to-military communication, so obviously, political dialogue will take place. The dissolution of all questions lies there. “

DAR stated that Pakistan did not request a ceasefire. He clarified that the first call regarding a ceasefire came from the US Secretary of State who communicated that India was seeking a ceasefire. Pakistan, he said, expressed will only after receiving similar calls from Saudi -Arabia, Turkiye and China.

“We were already in contact with friendly nations before the conflict escalated,” he said. “We informed them of our restraint and made it clear that even though we would not initiate hostilities, any aggression from India would be met with a strong answer,” he added.

Dar highlighted the role of further Indian media in immediately accusing Pakistan of the recent Pahagam event and drawing parallels with the Pulwama attack.

DPM criticized India for not once again providing any credible evidence. “This time we didn’t let India’s story go undisputed,” he said. “We decided to respond resolutely, and the prime minister even offered a transparent investigation that India rejected without providing any evidence,” he added.

With reference to the events on May 7, Dar said that 70 to 80 Indian fighter jets entered Pakistani airspace and fell 24 payloads. “These bombs were not targeted at militants, but fell on mosques and innocent civilians,” he noted. “In response, Pakistan shot down five Indian aircraft. Not a single one of our jets was destroyed.”

He said India is aimed at SIKH areas with false flag operations to encourage society against Pakistan. “The scattered lies and claimed that our F-16s were used. However, the United States confirmed that no F-16 was flown or reduced,” he added.

He said India launched 29 drones in the first 24 hours of hostilities and 80 more the next day. “Only one drone managed to beat a military zone and wounded four soldiers. Several Airbases and airports were attacked at the same time, and we responded decisively,” he said.

Dar also said, “We made it clear: When we retaliate, we will not do it hidden. We released videos of our strikes and engaged with about 60 foreign ministers, repeating our attitude – we would never initiate aggression but would always answer if they were attacked. The world saw our commitment to peace.”

He noticed it The telegraph Praised professionalism from the Pakistani military. He also approached India’s actions in Kashmir and claimed that Pakistan would raise the case in any future negotiations. “India’s attempts to annex Kashmir and its violations of the Indus Waters Treaty are critical questions,” he said.

“Even World Bank President Ajay Banga has confirmed that India has neither the right to suspend or abolish the treaty. For us, this is a non-gang area. We had also announced it on April 24 that it also [treaty suspension] will be treated like an act of war, ”he added.

DAR claimed that India was suffering from economic losses of at least $ 3 billion while Pakistan was facing tragic civilian losses. “We did not attack any civil infrastructure,” he emphasized. “Our martyrs mostly include women, children and the elderly – a heavy price we paid in the light of aggression,” he maintained.

Meanwhile, the Indian Foreign Minister reiterated that the treaty with Pakistan would remain suspended until Islamabad ends “cross -border terrorism.”

During a visit to troops at a base in Qatar as part of his Middle East -tour, US President Donald Trump expressed optimism about the ceasefire and the possibility of lasting peace between the two countries.

“And Pakistan was very happy with that [ceasefire] And India was very happy with it, and I think they are on the way, “he said,” We got what settled where everyone was very happy. I tell you that it looked like it really would escalate out of control, ”he added.