
In this image released by @DrSJaishankar via X on May 26,
2025, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar chairs the Consultative Committee
Meeting of MEA, in New Delhi. (@DrSJaishankar via PTI Photo)
- NEW DELHI — External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday told a
parliamentary panel that Pakistan was informed by the DGMO about Indian strikes
on terror camps in their territory only after they were executed, sources said.
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- He also said he never spoke to Pakistan and cleared the
air about alleged US "interference", saying the decision to halt the
military operation was taken bilaterally after a request from the Pakistan
side.
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- Addressing members of the Consultative Committee on
External Affairs here, the minister said the cessation of Operation Sindoor was
done only after Pakistan DGMO asked for the halting of hostilities and there
was no question of US mediation between the two, the sources said.
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- The Congress and Rahul Gandhi have been targeting
Jaishankar, alleging that he had informed Pakistan beforehand about the Indian
strikes at terror camps.
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- The sources said the minister told the MPs at the meeting
that only the DGMOs of the countries spoke to each other and no other Indian
official spoke with the Pakistani side.
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