The Director Generals of Military Operations of Pakistan and India held the first round of talks on Monday since India launched 'Operation Sindoor' and it was followed by several drone and missile attacks by Pakistan until a ceasefire was announced on May 10.
According to PTI, DGMO Maj Gen Kashif Abdullah and his Indian counterpart Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai spoke to each other over a hotline.
No details of the talks have been shared with media.
Tensions between India and Pakistan soared after the Indian Armed Forces hit terror launchpads in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) last week in response to the Pahalgam terror attack where 26 Indian civilians were killed.
India-Pakistan DGMOs Held Talks
The two leaders were expected to address concerns of each other regarding allegations of violations of an understanding to stop all firings and military actions.
It is the first time that they have got in touch since the announcement of the understanding to stop all firings and military actions on land, air and sea, with immediate effect on Saturday.
It was decided by the two sides that the DGMOs would hold talks on May 12.
News agency ANI cited Indian Army sources over details of the meeting and it said, "Issues related to continuing the commitment that both sides must not fire a single shot or initiate any aggressive and inimical action against each other were discussed. It was also agreed that both sides consider immediate measures to ensure troop reduction from the borders and forward areas."
Under Operation Sindoor, India carried out precision strikes on terror infrastructure early on May 7 in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.
Following the Indian action, Pakistan attempted to attack Indian military bases on May 8, 9 and 10.
The Pakistani attempts were strongly responded to by the Indian side by inflicting heavy damage to a number of key Pakistani military installations including air bases, air defence systems, command and control centres and radar sites.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Saturday evening announced that India and Pakistan reached an understanding to stop all firings and military actions on land, air and sea, with immediate effect.
Though there were cases of violation of the understanding by the Pakistani military on Saturday night, there were no such incidents on Sunday night.
"The night remained largely peaceful across Jammu & Kashmir and other areas along the international border," the Army said in a brief statement.
"No incidents have been reported, marking the first calm night in recent days," it said.
DGMOs Held Press Briefing
Hours ahead of the DGMO talks, senior officials of the Indian military addressed a media briefing, highlighting various aspects of the Operation Sindoor.
"We have iterated that our fight was with terrorists and their support infrastructure (in Pakistan)," Director General of Air Operations Air Marshal AK Bharti said.
"However, it is a pity that the Pakistan military chose to intervene and bat for the terrorists, which compelled us to respond in kind," he said.
