India-Pakistan Latest News: Tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbouring nations continued to escalate on Sunday, as Pakistan, just hours after agreeing to a bilateral ceasefire agreement, launched drones and missiles targeting multiple cities in Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, and Punjab. India has strongly advised Pakistan to honour the ceasefire agreement or face serious consequences from Indian retaliation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is closely monitoring the ongoing situation at the border, has granted full freedom to the armed forces to respond to Pakistani shelling and cross-border firing with full force.

According to government sources cited by news agency PTI, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reportedly stated that "enough is enough," directing the armed forces to retaliate with full force if Pakistani troops open fire at the Line of Control (LoC). "Wahan se goli chalegi, toh yahan se gola," PM Modi said, sources said.

They also added that Operation Sindoor is far from over, and India will respond decisively if Pakistan initiates any provocation. "If they fire, we will fire. If they attack, we will attack," the sources added.

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Meanwhile, India has also reiterated its firm stance on the Kashmir issue to Pakistan, stating unequivocally that there is no need for third-party mediation and that the only matter of concern is the return of Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK). They made it clear that the Indus Waters Treaty will be in abeyance as long as terrorism sponsored by Pakistan against India continues.

"We have a very clear position on Kashmir. There is only one issue left — the return of Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK). There is nothing else to discuss," government sources were quoted by PTI. "If they want to talk about handing over terrorists, we are open to that. But beyond that, we have no interest in any other topic. We don’t want or need any mediation."

Meanwhile, Pakistan has faced both diplomatic and military backlash after violating a ceasefire agreement initiated by its military leadership. The ceasefire understanding, meant to end four days of intense cross-border hostilities, was proposed by the Pakistani Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) during a direct hotline conversation with his Indian counterpart.

"My communication with the Pakistani DGMO was conducted at 15:35 hours on Saturday and resulted in a cessation of cross-border firing and airspace intrusions by either side, effective from 17:00 hrs, May 10," India's DGMO Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai said.

The understanding was reached solely through bilateral engagement and without preconditions. "We also agreed to hold further talks on May 12 at 12:00 hrs to discuss the modalities that would ensure the durability of this understanding," he added.

However, in a move India described as sadly "expected," Pakistan violated the ceasefire within hours of its commencement. "As anticipated, it took only a few hours for the Pakistan Army to breach these arrangements through cross-border and LoC firing, followed by drone intrusions overnight and into the early hours of today," Lt Gen Ghai said.

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India responded firmly to the provocation by lodging a formal protest through the established hotline channel. "Earlier today, we sent another hotline message to my counterpart, highlighting these violations of the May 10 understanding, along with our clear and firm intent to respond with force should they be repeated tonight or thereafter," he said.