Deputy Indian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vikram Misres accused the neighboring Pakistan on Saturday that shortly after the beginning he had violated the ceasefire to which both countries agreed. Indian armed forces responded to this violation and were instructed to take “vigorous” steps, Misri said, cited by Reuters.
“We call on Pakistan to take appropriate steps against these violations and to stand up seriously and responsibly,” Misri said. However, Pakistani Minister of Information Muhammad Attaullah Tara told Geo News that there was no violation of the ceasefire.
AFP journalists informed that In the evening, there was a several explosions in the town of Šrínagar in the part of the disputed region controlled by India and there was a power outage. “What, to hell, just happened to the ceasefire? All over Srnagar to hear explosions,” wrote the Prime Minister of the state of Jammia and Kashmir Omar Abdullah on the X Network.
In the following post he posted a video capturing the night sky and distant explosions to which he attached a comment: “This is no ceasefire. Air defense units in the middle of Srinagar have just launched fire.”
Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbáz Sharif spoke shortly before midnight local time with a speech to a nation in which he thanked several countries, including Saudi Arabia and China for their mediation efforts to achieve ceasefires. At the same time, he accused India of spreading false information, destruction of mosques and killing civilians in Pakistan.
“We are a very responsible country and we have shown it. We want peace. We are a peaceful nation, said Sharif. The ceasefire agreement was concluded “for the benefit of all”.
Pakistan and India agreed on Saturday at a complete and immediate ceasefire, which came into effect at 5 pm local time (13.30 CEST). US President Donald Trump announced the first ceasefire on his Truth Social platform. The agreement was mediated by the United States.
The tension between India and Pakistan increased significantly since the attack of the militants in Phalgame, parts of the disputed region of Kashmir administered by India, in which 26 mostly Indian tourists died on 22 April. India accused Pakistan attack, but he denied it. Since then, both countries have repeatedly attacked themselves, missiles, drones and artillery fire. The worst clashes among these countries have claimed more than 60 civilians in the last decades.
