The Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of Pakistan and India have agreed to take the peace process forward days after the US-brokered ceasefire.
Pakistan’s DGMO Maj Gen Kashif Abdullah and his Indian counterpart Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai had a third contact over hotline. The contact is yet to be officially confirmed.
Sources said the two sides had established contact for the third time and agreed to maintain the status co and take the peace process forward after the ceasefire.
Foreign Office spokesperson Shafqaat Ali Khan is expected to brief the media on updates today.
Earlier, two days after US President Donald Trump announced the ceasefire between Pakistan and India following intense fighting, the military operations chiefs (DGMOs) had a first round of talks to discuss the next steps to douse the flames. The first contact was established on Monday (May 12).
Security sources confirmed that the DGMOs spoke to each other over hotline.
The two leaders are scheduled to have a detailed discussion in the coming days on modalities of the ceasefire agreement the two countries reached after US president’s intervention.
Indian media reported on Monday morning that the two military officers had a communication over hotline. Later, they claimed that the telephonic talk between the DGMOs had been delayed.
Pakistan’s security sources, on the other hand, said the two officers spoke over hotline and completed the first round of talks.