12052025-TTB-01.qxd 5/12/2025 12:24 AM Page 1 13 CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 145 NO. 130 | 12 PAGES | ~5.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881  HARYANA ZELENSKYY AGREES TO MEET PUTIN AFTER GETTING CALL FROM TRUMP WORLD /thetribunechd POLICE URGE CAUTION AS BORDER RESIDENTS START TO RETURN J&K RAJNATH:PAHALGAM TERRORISTS BROUGHT TO JUSTICE NATION SMRITI HITS TON AS INDIA BEAT SL TO WIN 3-NATION ODI SERIES SPORT monday | 12 may 2025 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com Day after halt to hostilities, New Delhi says Islamabad Says exercised immense restraint, warns of ‘very heavy Top military brass confirms 5 soldier deaths; says all pilots suffered tremendous losses during Operation Sindoor price’ if Islamabad resorts to misadventure in future back, objective of decimatingterrorcampsachieved 40 Pak soldiers, 100 terrorists killed; jets downed Imposed heavy cost of terror on Pak, it’s new normal: Govt Tribune News Service New Delhi, May 11 India on Sunday said it caused tremendous losses to the Pakistan military, including downing its fighter jets featuring the latest technology and the death of its 35 to 40 military personnel during Operation Sindoor. Nearly 100 terrorists were also killed. The details were shared at a press briefing of the three services. The Director General of Military Operations (DGMO), Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai, said India lost five soldiers — two from the IAF on ground duties and three from the Army. Asked about any loss of air assets such as fighter jets suffered by India, the Director General of Air Operations, Air Marshal AK Bharti, said, “We are in a combat scenario, losses are a part of combat”. While the IAF officer did not deny losses, he refused to divulge details, saying, “At this point of time, I would not like to comment on that because we are still in a combat situation. If I comment on anything, it will only be an advantage to the adversary.” “All our pilots are back home,” he said. continued on page 8 edit: back from the brink DGMO-level talks today| Indus Treaty to remain suspended Ajay Banerjee Tribune News Service New Delhi, May 11 Pakistan has been warned of a greater military response if hostilities resume, as Operation Sindoor remains ongoing. A third-party mediation has been ruled out on all issues, including Kashmir, while the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) will stay suspended until crossborder terrorism ends. Agar goli chalegi to jawab gole se hoga: PM Air Marshal AK Bharti, DGMO Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai, Vice Admiral AN Pramod and Maj Gen SS Sharda at a briefing on Operation Sindoor. MANAS RANJAN BHUI Navy was ready to hit Karachi, confined Pak ships New Delhi, May 11 The Navy’s deployment in the Arabian Sea during Operation Sindoor virtually forced the Pakistan navy to remain in the harbour or near the coast, the Director General of Naval Operations, Vice Admiral AN Pramod, said. The Navy’s carrier battle groups, surface forces, submarines and aviation assets were deployed at sea with full combat readiness shortly after the Pahalgam attack. He said the Navy had tested and refined tactics at sea. He said, “The naval forces stayed in a deterrent posture with full readiness and capacity to strike select targets at sea and on land, including Karachi, at a time of our choosing.” — TNS Clear air on K-mediation by US, Cong asks Centre Ubeer Naqushbandi Tribune News Service Air Marshal AK Bharti points to damage caused to Pak’s Sukkur airfield. ANI Crippling strikes on Pak airbases, defences forced it to beg for truce: DGMO Ajay Banerjee Tribune News Service New Delhi, May 11 Around 1 pm on May 10, the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai was in a meeting in New Delhi when an official informed him about a message from his Pakistani counterpart, Major General Kashif Abdullah, saying that the Pakistani officer wanted to speak over the hotline. Just three days earlier, around 1.30 am on May 7, Lt Gen Ghai had contacted Maj Gen Abdullah to inform him that India had struck nine terror camps across Pakistan as part of Operation Sindoor. Lt Gen Ghai had asked if his counterpart wished to discuss anything further. “He responded with ‘wait’ for our military response,” Lt Gen Ghai said during a media briefing today. continued on page 8 New Delhi, May 11 Calling Kashmir an “issue” between India and Pakistan, the Congress today said no third party should be allowed to interfere in it as it amounted to internationalising the matter. “No third-party mediation will be accepted. It (Kashmir) is an issue between India and Pakistan. There are attempts to hyphenate India and Pakistan once again,” Congress leader Sachin Pilot said. Addressing reporters, he raised questions over the ceasefire announced between India and Pakistan by US President Don- Seeks all-party meet, special Parl session TRUMP HAILS ‘STRONG’ INDIA, PAK LEADERSHIP New York: US President Trump has praised the “strong” India and Pakistan leadership and offered to work for a “solution” on the Kashmir issue. India has maintained Kashmir is a bilateral matter and there is no scope for any third party. ald Trump through a social media post, which was later verified by both countries. continued on page 8 edit: trump card Injured in Pak firing, LastNabhajailbreak BSF man succumbs escapeeheldinBihar NEW DELHI: A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan, Deepak Chimngakham of Saran in Bihar, on Sunday succumbed to injuries he had sustained during cross-border firing in the RS Pura area of Jammu division on May 10. In the same incident of firing by Pakistan Rangers, BSF SubInspector Mohammad Imtiyaz was also killed. — TNS NEW DELHI: Key Khalistani operative and the last remaining escapee in the 2016 Nabha jailbreak, Kashmir Singh Galwaddi, was arrested by the NIA on Sunday in Bihar’s Motihari, a senior official said. He was associated with foreign-based Babbar Khalsa terrorist Harwinder Sandhu, alias Rinda, and carried a bounty of Rs 10 lakh. INSIDE Gates of 2 dams opened, Chenab flow to Pak rises Our Correspondent Water is released from Baglihar dam, built on the Chenab, in Ramban. ANI Jammu, May 11 Amid the tensions with Pakistan, India on Sunday opened the gates of Baglihar dam in Ramban and the Salal dam in Reasi in the Jammu region, leading to a rise in the flow of the Chenab to Pakistan. The action came as the reservoirs of both dams were filled to capacity following rain during the day. The Chenab swelled in Akhnoor, a point from where the river enters Pakistan. India had put the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance after the April 22 Pahalgam attack, which led to hostilities between the two countries and a war-like situation where several soldiers and civilians lost their lives. Sources said the gates of the dams were opened only to release pressure on the reservoirs as it wasn’t yet clear whether or not the flow of water to Pakistan was to be brought to the pre-April 22 level. The sources said the ceasefire between India and Pakistan didn’t seem to have impacted New Delhi’s stand continued on page 8 c m y b “The military cost of terror imposed on Pakistan has set a new normal that the world will get used to. It is not business as usual. Pakistan needs to get used to that,” government sources said. For now, the only discussions will occur between the two militaries at the level of the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO). continued on page 8 PM Modi with Rajnath Singh, S Jaishankar, CDS Gen Anil Chauhan, Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi and Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri. PTI India to expose Pak role in terror with dossier at UN Aditi Tandon Tribune News Service New Delhi, May 11 Within hours of Pakistan resorting to serial violations of the pause on hostilities achieved on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi directed the top security brass to maintain the highest PM holds meet with top security brass state of vigil and decisively repulse any attempt to violate national sovereignty. At the morning meeting, the first since India and Pakistan continued on page 8