11052025-TTC-01.qxd 5/11/2025 1:13 AM Page 1 123 CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 9 NO. 129 | 20 PAGES | ~7.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 BANGLADESH BANS HASINA’S AWAMI LEAGUE WORLD /thetribunechd MONSOON TO ARRIVE EARLY, TO HIT KERALA ON MAY 27 BACK PAGE FLYING COLOURS: MADHURA SHINES WITH BALRAJ KHANNA’S WORKS MAIDEN ARCHERY WORLD AT TATE-UK SPECTRUM CUP GOLD SPORT sunday | 11 may 2025 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com Mutual understanding violated, massive attacks by Decision to end 4-day conflict comes as DGMOs agree Trump claims breakthrough came after a long night of Pakistan in Punjab, Rajasthan and Jammu & Kashmir to ‘stop military action’ by 5 pm on Sat, talk on Monday talks mediated by US as it reached out to PM, Shehbaz CEASEFIRE (B)REACHED Of Pakistan military’s 12 main airbases, Pindi among 6 hit with precision strikes Ajay Banerjee Tribune News Service New Delhi, May 10 Hours after Pakistan reneged on an understanding on pausing hostilities with India, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said on Saturday night that instructions had been issued to the armed forces to deal “strongly” with any such violations. At a media briefing, Misri said, “In the past few hours, Pakistan has carried out repeated violations of the understanding arrived at to pause the hostilities.” Ajay Banerjee Tribune News Service Indus Waters Treaty to stay in ‘abeyance’ “The armed forces are giving an adequate and appropriate response to these violations, and we take very, very serious notice of these violations,” the Foreign Secretary said. The understanding to pause the hostilities was announced around 6 pm in New Delhi by Misri and through a statement posted by the US State Department on its website. Misri said, “There have been repeated violations of the understanding arrived at earlier this evening between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan.” This is a breach of the understanding. The armed forces have been continued on page 8 Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri speaks during a special briefing on Operation Sindoor in New Delhi. PTI India to see terror repeat as ‘act of war’ Lays down new doctrine for Pak after PM chairs security meeting SHORT-LIVED TRUCE Aditi Tandon Tribune News Service New Delhi, May 10 Hours before announcing the short-lived cessation of hostilities on Saturday, India had firmly conveyed to Pakistan that any future terror attack on its soil Senior official, JCO, sergeant among seven killed in LoC shelling Arjun Sharma Jammu, May 10 A senior Jammu and Kashmir official, an IAF sergeant and a junior commissioned officer (JCO) were among seven killed when the Pakistan army opened artillery shelling in Rajouri, Poonch, Udhampur and Jammu. Raj Kumar Thapa, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Rajouri, and his two staff members were seriously injured when an artillery shell hit his official residence in the town. The injured were taken to the Government Medical College, Rajouri, where Thapa succumbed to the injuries. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah visited the bereaved family and expressed his condolences. An infant, Aisha Noor (2), and Mohd Shohib (35) were killed in a separate shelling incident the industrial area of Rajouri. A sergeant at the Udhampur Air Force station was killed when a suspected projectile hit the area. The deceased has been identified as Surinder Kumar. Also, Subedar Major Pawan Kumar, a resident of Himachal Pradesh, was killed during indiscriminate shelling in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch. A 55-year-old woman, Rashida Bi, lost her life when a mortar shell hit her house at Kanghra-Galhutta village in Mendhar of Poonch district. Another civilian, Zakir Hussain (45), was killed and two others, including a girl, were injured in shelling at Kheri Keran village of Bantalab in Jammu district. As many as 21 persons, including three Army personnel, have been killed in Rajouri, Poonch and Jammu district since the escalation. 3.35 PM: Pakistan DGMO contacts Indian counterpart 3.49 PM: India announces its revised war doctrine 5.33 PM: US President Donald Trump announces ceasefire 6.07 PM: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri too announces truce 8 PM:Pakistan resumes hostilities along western and northern front and people would be treated and responded to as an “act of war”. This condition was firmed up at the afternoon meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi held with the top military and security brass, including continued on page 8 New Delhi, May 10 India responded to Pakistaninitiated escalation of military firepower and hit six airbases and two radars sites of its western neighbour in the wee hours of Saturday. Sukhoi-30 MKI, fitted with BrahMos, targeted Pakistan’s air bases, making it the first operational firing of the supersonic cruise missile. Addressing the media on Operation Sindoor, before the ceasefire was announced, Wing Commander Vyomika Singh said: “Pakistan military targets at Rafiqui, Murid, Chaklala, Rahim Yar Khan, Sukkur and Chunian were engaged using airlaunched precision weapons from our fighter aircraft.” Of Pakistan’s 12 main airbases, six were targeted. Radar sites at Pasrur and Sialkot aviation base were also targeted using precision munitions. India ensured minimum collateral damage, Wing Commander Vyomika said, adding the Indian armed forces carried out precision attacks only on identified military targets. These continued on page 8 6 AIRBASES TARGETED BY INDIA 12 key airbases in Pakistan, divided into Northern, Central, Southern commands NUR KHAN (CHAKLALA, RAWALPINDI) Closest to capital Islamabad, houses transport wing that operates IL-78 refueller, C-130, Gulfstream, Embrarer; also has an air force college 1 MURID (CHAKWAL, NORTHERN PUNJAB) Base for drones like Shahpar-1 and Bayraktar TB2; drone & missile attacks against India believed to have been launched from here 2 RAHIM YAR KHAN (SOUTHERN PUNJAB, OPPOSITE RAJASTHAN) Close to IB, its location allows rapid deployment of assets across southern and eastern Pakistan 5 (SIND) Houses 41 Tactical Wing 6 SUKKURtwo units of US F-16 and Chinesethat jets, includes JF-17 and a squadron of Swedish Erieye warning aircraft RAFIQUI (CENTRAL PUNJAB) Key fighter jet base, houses four fighter squadrons, including one of JF-17; critical for ops in eastern and western theatres 4 MEA debunks Pakistan claims on damage to Indian airbases Nankana Sahib gurdwara not targeted with drone, says govt NEW DELHI: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri NEW DELHI: The government has refuted allegations from Pakistan suggesting that India conducted a drone attack on Nankana Sahib gurdwara in Pakistan’s Punjab province. India said a fake video on social media purportedly shows an Indian drone targeting the gurdwara. INSIDE on Saturday dismissed Pakistan’s claims of having hit multiple locations in India as “false” and described accusations that New Delhi had attempted to target Amritsar and Afghanistan as “ludicrous”. INSIDE GROUND IMPACT Abu Jundal, 4 other top terrorists killed on May 7 Ujwal Jalali Tribune News Service Cops inspect a 35-foot-wide and 15-foot-deep crater formed in a field after an explosion at Rajubela Chhichhran village as security forces thwarted attacks by Pakistan in Punjab's Gurdaspur district on Saturday. A similar crater was reported at Phagwara's Khalyan village. PTI BSF destroys terror launch pad, posts in Pak’s Sialkot New Delhi, May 10 The Border Security Force (BSF) in a retaliatory attack destroyed a terrorist launch pad and damaged a number of posts in Pakistan’s Sialkot, opposite Akhnoor, on Friday night. According to official sources, Pakistan initiated unprovoked firing on BSF posts in the Jammu sector around 9 pm. SI DIES IN CROSS-BORDER FIRE A BSF sub-inspector was killed and seven injured in cross-border firing along the International Border in RS Pura sector of Jammu on Saturday. The BSF in a statement said SI Mohammad Imteyaz was killed while leading a border outpost and expressed its condolences to the family. The others have been shifted to a nearby military medical facility, officials said. The BSF personnel responded to the attack, causing widespread damage to the posts and assets of the Pakistan Rangers along the IB. The launch pad at Looni in Sialkot district was destroyed in the retaliatory strikes. The BSF had on May 8 night foiled a major infiltration bid by a large group of terrorists, killing seven at the IB in Samba district. Pakistan had ramped up attacks near the western frontier in response to Operation Sindoor, but these were repulsed. — TNS Delhi-bound Fatah-II missile shot down over Sirsa Security personnel investigate the debris of an unidentified projectile that landed in Sirsa amid the military conflict between India and Pakistan. PTI CHUNIAN (PUNJAB, 70 KM SOUTH OF LAHORE) A forward base, Pakistan army’s aviation assets, including fixed-wing aircraft, are reported to operate from here 3 New Delhi, May 10 Indian radars detected a hypersonic ballistic missile — the Fatah-II — fired from Pakistan towards the national capital region this morning after which it was intercepted and shot down over Sirsa in Haryana. An Indian air defence missile system in the layered air defence integrated grid brought down the missile that has a range of 450 km. Sources said three sys- EQUIPPED WITH TERMINAL GUIDANCE SYSTEM The Fatah-II is a guided artillery rocket system developed by Pakistan. The missile was first officially tested in December 2021 by the Pakistan army. It is considered an upgraded version of the Fatah-I system, with extended range and better accuracy. It is equipped with a terminal guidance system. tems were capable of bringing down a missile of this class. These were the Russian-origin S-400, the indigenous Akash NG and the Israel-origin MR-SAM. One of these three engaged the missile near Sirsa, 220 km west of the national capital. It exposed Pakistan’s claims of possessing latest military equipment and also highlighted India’s strong air defence systems. The Fatah-II is a guided artillery rocket system devel- Today’s issue is of 20 pages, including six-page Spectrum. oped by Pakistan. The missile was first officially tested in December 2021 by the Pakistan army. It is considered an upgraded version of the Fatah-I system, with extended range and better accuracy. It is equipped with a terminal guidance system that helps it adjust its path during the final phase of flight. The missile uses inertial navigation combined with satellite guidance for mid-course correction. — TNS New Delhi, May 10 India’s precision strikes across terrorist hideouts deep within Pakistan on May 7 resulted in the elimination of at least five high-value operatives tied to proscribed groups such as the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), top government sources said here today. “The slain individuals were not just foot soldiers — they represented the ideological and operational backbone of the Pakistan-based terrorism targeting India,” the official said. Over 70 terrorists were reported killed, and more than 60 others injured during the coordinated assault. Among those killed was Mudassar Khadian Khas, also known as Abu Jundal, a senior LeT figure. His funeral, strikingly held in a government school, was led by Hafiz Abdul Rauf, a top JuD leader and designated global terrorist. The presence of a serving Lieutenant General of the Pakistan army and the Inspector General of the Pakistan Punjab police at the ceremony had raised the alarm about continued state complicity in sheltering and endorsing terrorist elements. WERE KEY PLOTTERS AGAINST INDIA ■ MUDASSAR KHADIAN KHAS, aka Abu Jundal, top LeT figure ■ HAFIZ MUHAMMAD JAMEEL, elder brother-in-law of JeM founder Maulana Masood Azhar ■ MOHAMMAD YUSUF AZHAR, Masood’s relative & prime accused in the IC-814 hijacking ■ KHALID, OR ABU AKASHAM, LeT terrorist behind attacks in J&K & arms trafficking from Afghanistan ■ MOHD HASSAN KHAN, son of JeM’s operational commander in PoK Mufti Asghar Khan Kashmiri; directed terror ops against India Also neutralised was Hafiz Muhammad Jameel, elder brother-in-law of Maulana Masood Azhar, founder of the Jaish-e-Mohammed. His death represents a severe disruption in the JeM’s familybased command structure. Another relative, Mohammad Yusuf Azhar, also known by aliases Ustad Ji and Mohd Salim, was killed in the operation. He was the prime accused in the IC-814 hijacking — a case that catapulted India into a new era of counter-terror policy. Khalid, or Abu Akasha, of the LeT, continued on page 8 Most drone attacks on Pb, UT also targeted: Guv CHANDIGARH: Punjab accounted for the highest number of drone attacks from Pakistan over the past two-three days, with Chandigarh also being a target, said Governor Gulab Chand Kataria. “The maximum number of drones were aimed at Punjab, but our armed forces intercepted most of these. Chandigarh was on target… drones were fired. Drones were also fired at defence installations in Pathankot, Amritsar and Gurdaspur,” he said.