Morning Digest: Pakistan continues firing across Jammu border despite ceasefire; Govt. says peace deal was struck without mediation, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on May 11, 2025

After three days of intense military hostilities, India and Pakistan have reached an “understanding” about stopping “military action” and “firing” External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar announced on Saturday (May 10, 2025). In a late night brief press meeting, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri informed that Pakistan had committed “repeated violations” of the ‘understanding’ saying that the Indian armed forces were given instruction to “deal strongly” with the situation.

Soon after the cessation of firing and military action between India and Pakistan was announced on Saturday (May 10, 2025) evening, cross-border firing from Pakistan was reported at several locations along the Jammu border, a Border Security Force (BSF) official said. “There was heavy firing till 7.30 p.m., commensurate response was being given,” said the official.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) informed Saturday (May 10, 2025) that the remainder of the final and intermediate level examinations to qualify as a chartered accountant (CA) would be conducted between May 16 and 24. Exams of the Post Qualification Course (International Taxation –Assessment Test), or the INTT AT, would also follow the same schedule.

Israeli airstrikes overnight and into Saturday (May 10, 2025) killed at least 23 Palestinians in Gaza, including three children and their parents whose tent was bombed in Gaza City, health officials said. The bombardment continued as international warnings grow over Israeli plans to control aid distribution in Gaza as Israel’s blockade on the territory of over 2 million people is in its third month.

On Saturday (May 10, 2025), opposition parties, in response to the ceasefire announced between India and Pakistan, urged the Narendra Modi government to share details of the ceasefire and demanded a special Parliament session to discuss the way forward. Congress general secretary (communication) Jairam Ramesh said in view of the “unprecedented announcements” from Washington D.C., there is now a need for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “chair an all-party meeting and take political parties into confidence”.

West Bengal Police arrested one Hajrat Ali early morning on Saturday (May 10, 2025) in connection with the murder of a father-son duo in Murshidabad on April 12 during communal mob violence, Deputy Inspector General of Police in Murshidabad range Syed Waquar Raza told The Hindu. 

The Union government said here on Saturday that the the Directors-General of Military Operations of India and Pakistan “directly” had reached an understanding to end hostilities. Officials said India and Pakistan had worked out the agreement on stopping military action “between the two countries”, and said that, contrary to Mr. Rubio’s comment, there was “no decision to hold talks on any other issue at any other place”.