India violating ceasefire along LoC, say security sources
Pakistan has rejected recent Indian media reports claiming that Pakistani drones violated the Line of Control (LoC), calling the allegations 'fabricated and baseless,' according to security sources.
'Indian media is once again airing false and concocted stories about Pakistani drone activity near the LoC,' the sources said, adding that no Pakistani drone had crossed the border or violated Indian airspace.
Security officials described the Indian claims as a 'bundle of lies,' consistent with what they characterised as India's long-standing pattern of misinformation.
Asserting that the real violations were being committed by India, the sources noted that 'Pakistan has been fully adhering to the ceasefire agreement.'
'In reality, it is Indian drones that have been breaching the ceasefire along the Line of Control and Working Boundary,' they added.
Read More: Pakistan destroys India's BrahMos stockpile, airbases in 'Operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos'
After the intervention of US President Donald Trump, Pakistan and India agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire on Saturday following days of intense military exchanges that raised fears of a full-scale conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.
Earlier, Pakistan and India have also held the first round of talks between their Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) via hotline after ceasefire.
Tensions flared between Pakistan and India after a deadly attack in Pahalgam in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. India blamed Pakistan-based elements without providing evidence and launched missile strikes in Pakistan. Islamabad strongly denied the claim.
In response to continued Indian aggression, Pakistan Armed Forces responded with the launch of 'Operation Bunyanum Marsoos'.
Pakistani military hit 26 Indian military facilities and dozens of Pakistani drones hovered over major Indian cities, including capital New Delhi, in the offensive operations, DG ISPR Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said on Sunday.
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