Barely hours after both India and Pakistan formally agreed to a ceasefire following U.S.-brokered intervention, Pakistan violated the truce by resuming drone attacks on Indian positions along the Line of Control and key sectors in Punjab and Jammu.

The ceasefire, officially agreed upon after Pakistan’s Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) contacted his Indian counterpart at 3:35 PM IST, was to take effect from 5:00 PM the same day. However, Indian defence officials reported that Pakistani drones entered Indian airspace shortly after midnight, targeting forward military posts in Rajouri, Poonch, and Pathankot, prompting immediate countermeasures.

“These renewed intrusions are a clear violation of the ceasefire understanding and represent yet another act of bad faith by the Pakistani military establishment,” said Wing Commander Vyomika Singh at an emergency briefing. “Our air defences remain fully activated, and several drones have been neutralised.”

Sources in the defence establishment said that India's radar and surface-to-air missile batteries successfully intercepted at least 15 drones, while electronic warfare units jammed several others. No major damage has been reported so far, but retaliatory options are being kept open.

The Ministry of Defence reiterated that the ceasefire was conditional and did not affect India’s diplomatic and strategic posture. “The suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty implementation and the diplomatic freeze will continue,” a senior official stated.

Commodore Raghu R Nair reaffirmed India’s readiness to respond. “Every violation will be met with strength. There will be consequences for continued provocation,” he said.

This breach casts a shadow over the credibility of Pakistan’s intentions and underscores India’s earlier assertion that the country cannot be trusted to honour peace unless terrorism is dismantled from its soil. The situation remains tense, with Indian forces on high alert across the western sector

Barely hours after both India and Pakistan formally agreed to a ceasefire following U.S.-brokered intervention, Pakistan violated the truce by resuming drone attacks on Indian positions along the Line of Control and key sectors in Punjab and Jammu.

The ceasefire, officially agreed upon after Pakistan’s Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) contacted his Indian counterpart at 3:35 PM IST, was to take effect from 5:00 PM the same day. However, Indian defence officials reported that Pakistani drones entered Indian airspace shortly after midnight, targeting forward military posts in Rajouri, Poonch, and Pathankot, prompting immediate countermeasures.

“These renewed intrusions are a clear violation of the ceasefire understanding and represent yet another act of bad faith by the Pakistani military establishment,” said Wing Commander Vyomika Singh at an emergency briefing. “Our air defences remain fully activated, and several drones have been neutralised.”

Sources in the defence establishment said that India's radar and surface-to-air missile batteries successfully intercepted at least 15 drones, while electronic warfare units jammed several others. No major damage has been reported so far, but retaliatory options are being kept open.

The Ministry of Defence reiterated that the ceasefire was conditional and did not affect India’s diplomatic and strategic posture. “The suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty implementation and the diplomatic freeze will continue,” a senior official stated.

Commodore Raghu R Nair reaffirmed India’s readiness to respond. “Every violation will be met with strength. There will be consequences for continued provocation,” he said.

This breach casts a shadow over the credibility of Pakistan’s intentions and underscores India’s earlier assertion that the country cannot be trusted to honour peace unless terrorism is dismantled from its soil. The situation remains tense, with Indian forces on high alert across the western sector