Overview

• General Sahir Shamshad Mirza reported that both militaries have nearly restored troop levels to those before the April 22 Pahalgam attack.
• He warned that strikes on military targets beyond Kashmir have lowered the threshold for future strategic miscalculations.
• Senior commanders agreed a ceasefire on May 10 following US-facilitated diplomacy and India’s insistence on bilateral talks confined to terrorism and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
• Only a military directors-general hotline links the two forces which increases the risk of uncontrolled escalation.
• Officials confirm that neither side prepared nuclear weapons during the four-day clash but cautioned that the episode highlighted the danger of rapid escalation.