STORY: Residents of Chakothi, a border town near the Line of Control in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, held a rally on Sunday (May 11) to honour the Pakistani military and its soldiers following a ceasefire with India.

Former Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir, Raja Muhammad Farooq Haider Khan, was seen adorning soldiers with colourful garlands as a gesture of appreciation for their work during the four-day clashes with India.

In Karachi, people also gathered to express their pride in the military; dancing, waving flags and chanting "long live Pakistan's military" on the streets.

Nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire on Saturday (May 10) after U.S. pressure and four days of fighting.

The recent clashes marked the worst fighting between the long-time South Asian rivals in nearly three decades, raising fears of a full-scale war in one of the world’s most volatile and densely populated regions.

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VIDEO SHOWS: PEOPLE ON STREETS, SOME HOLDING BANNERS TO CELEBRATE CEASEFIRE / SOUNDBITE FROM PRIME MINISTER OF AZAD KASHMIR, RAJA MUHAMMAD FAROOQ HAIDER KHAN / PEOPLE GATHERED AT RALLY IN KARACHI, PAKISTAN / SOUNDBITE FROM GENERAL SECRETARY OF PAKISTAN'S MUSLIM LEAGUE-NAWAZ (PML-N) KARACHI DIVISION, ASAD USMANI

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SHOWS: CHAKOTHI, PAKISTAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR (MAY 11, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all)

1. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE INCLUDING PML-N GENERAL SECRETARY, ASAD USMANI, MARCHING TOGETHER, SOME HOLDING BANNER

2. MAN CHANTING, (Urdu) “Long live Pakistan's military” AND “We are Pakistani, Pakistan is ours!"

3. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE MARCHING AND CHANTING

4. MAN, CHANTING (Urdu) “Islam, long live Pakistan, long live Pakistan military, long live!"

5. PEOPLE PLACING GARLANDS AROUND SOLDIERS NECKS

6. PEOPLE GATHERED

7. FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF AZAD KASHMIR, RAJA MUHAMMAD FAROOQ HAIDER KHAN, HOLDING HAND OF SOLDIER IN THE AIR / SOLDIER WEARING GARLAND

8. PEOPLE HOLDING BANNER, CHANTING SLOGANS IN FAVOUR OF SOLDIERS

9. (SOUNDBITE) (Urdu) FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF AZAD KASHMIR, RAJA MUHAMMAD FAROOQ HAIDER KHAN, SAYING:

"I congratulate the Chief and all members of our armed forces—our Air Force, Ground Forces, Artillery, Missile Force, and Rocket Force. They successfully thwarted India’s ambitions and delivered a strong response yesterday, forcing the opposing army to retreat."

KARACHI, PAKISTAN (MAY 11, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

10. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WAVING FLAGS AROUND VEHICLES, GATHERING ON STREETS FOR RALLY

11. PEOPLE DANCING ON STREETS

12. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE GATHERING ON THE STREETS, WAVING FLAGS FROM MOVING VEHICLES

13. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE STANDING ON STREET, CHANTING (Urdu): “Long live Pakistan's military! What is the meaning of Pakistan? There is no God but Allah! What is your and my relation? There is no God but Allah! Long live Pakistan!"

14. VARIOUS OF WOMEN HOLDING BANNER AND CHANTING SLOGANS AT RALLY

15. PEOPLE WAVING FLAGS AND STANDING BEHIND BANNER / PHOTOGRAPHER TAKING PICTURES

16. (SOUNDBITE) (Urdu) PML-N GENERAL SECRETARY, ASAD USMANI, SAYING:

“We are celebrating Thanksgiving Day because the world has seen the strength of Pakistan’s army. In just one day, we responded decisively to India—during the day, not under the cover of night like them. Their forces are now afraid. This response was necessary. Pakistan’s army is among the finest in the world and fully capable of defending the nation. And if India makes the same mistake again, then, God willing, the consequences will be even more severe.”

17. WOMEN LISTENING TO SPEAKER

18. WOMEN CHANTING

19. MEN WAVING FLAGS