A ceasefire between India and Pakistan seems to have held overnight on Sunday, after the two nations accused themselves of “violations” only a few hours after the conclusion of an agreement.
Cross-border military strike days preceded the United States agreement, marking the worst military confrontation between the two competitors for decades.
US President Donald Trump congratulated India and Pakistan leaders for accepting the ceasefire in new comments on Sunday morning, saying millions of people could have died without her.
This occurs after explosions were heard in the hours of cashmere administered by the Indians after the announcement of the agreement, the two parties accusing each other of violations.
The use of drones, missiles and artillery began when India hit targets in Pakistan and cashmere administered by Pakistan, in response to a deadly militant attack in Pahalgam last month. Pakistan denies any involvement.
US President Donald Trump announced the complete and immediate “ceasefire on Saturday on his social platform Truth. He said he had been negotiated by the United States.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan later confirmed that the agreement had been concluded by the two countries, adding that “three dozen countries” were involved in diplomacy.
But a few hours after the announcement, residents – and BBC journalists – in the main cashmeric cities administered by the Indians of Srinagar and Jammu said he understood explosions and see lightning in the sky.
The Indian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Misri, accused Pakistan of “repeated violations” of the agreement and said that the armed forces of his country would give “an appropriate response”.
Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Pakistan has remained determined to implement the agreement, “despite the violations committed by India in certain regions”, and said that the troops on the ground should “exercise a deduction”.
The cashmere is claimed in full by India and Pakistan, but administered only in part by each since they were partitioned after the independence of the United Kingdom in 1947.
It was a flash point between the two nuclear nations and they fought two wars on it.
Confirming the ceasefire, the Indian Minister of External Affairs, S Jaishankar, said that the two nations had “developed an understanding of the judgment of dismissal and military action”.
“India has always maintained a firm and uncompromising position against terrorism in all its forms and demonstrations. It will continue to do so,” he added.
Later, in an address to the nation, the Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the cease-fire had been contacted “for everyone”.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, following the announcement that India and Pakistan had agreed to start talks on a wide range of questions on a neutral site.
He said that he and US vice-president JD Vance had spent 48 hours with senior Indian and Pakistani officials, including their respective prime ministers Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif.
In another social article of truth on Sunday, Trump repeated the praise for India and the leaders of Pakistan for understanding that it was “time to stop the current aggression”.
“I’m proud that the United States could have helped you arrive at this historic and heroic decision,” he added.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he had greeted “all efforts to defuse the conflict”.
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the United Kingdom had been “engaged” in talks for “a few days”, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, David Lammy, addressing the two parties.
“I am happy to see today that there is a ceasefire,” said Sir Keir. “The task is now to make sure it is durable and durable.”
Recent fighting occurred after two weeks of tension after the murder of 26 tourists in the Pahalgam seaside resort.
Survivors of the attack of April 22 at the cashmere administered by the Indians, who killed 25 Indians and a Nepalese national, said that the activists had distinguished Hindu men.
The Indian Ministry of Defense said that its strikes this week were part of a “commitment” to keep “responsible” to the attacks of the attack. Pakistan has described them as “unlike”.
Pakistan said Indian air strikes and cross -border fire since Wednesday had killed 36 people in Pakistan and cashmere administered by Pakistan, while the Army of India reported at least 21 deaths of Pakistani bombing civilians.
The fighting intensified during the night on Friday night, the two countries accumulating each other to target the bases and other military sites.
