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ISLAMABAD (AP) — India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire Saturday aft U.S.-led talks to extremity the astir superior subject confrontation betwixt nan nuclear-armed rivals successful decades but accused each different of violating nan woody conscionable hours later.
The ceasefire had been expected to bring a swift extremity to weeks of escalating clashes, including missile and drone strikes, triggered by the massacre of tourists by gunmen past period that India blames connected Pakistan, which denies nan charge. But aggregate explosions were heard successful 2 ample cities of Indian-controlled Kashmir hours aft nan countries agreed to nan deal.
Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said precocious Saturday that “there had been repeated violations of nan knowing arrived betwixt nan 2 countries” and accused Pakistan of breaching nan agreement.
“We telephone upon Pakistan to return due steps to reside these violations and woody pinch nan business pinch seriousness and responsibility,” he said astatine a news convention successful New Delhi. Misri said nan Indian service was “retaliating” for what he called a “border intrusion.”
In Islamabad, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry blamed Indian forces for initiating nan ceasefire violation. The ministry said Pakistan remains committed to nan statement and its forces were handling nan business pinch work and restraint.
“We judge that immoderate issues successful nan soft implementation of nan ceasefire should beryllium addressed done connection astatine due levels,” nan ministry said.
The first connection of nan truce came from U.S. President Donald Trump, who posted connected his Truth Social level that India and Pakistan had agreed to a afloat and contiguous ceasefire: “Congratulations to some Countries connected utilizing Common Sense and Great Intelligence. Thank you for your attraction to this matter!”
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said successful a reside Saturday that his state agreed to nan ceasefire successful nan larger liking of bid successful nan region and hoped each nan outstanding issues pinch India, including nan long-running dispute complete nan Kashmir region, would beryllium resolved done serene dialogue.
Misri said nan caput of subject operations from some countries said Saturday day and agreed “that some sides would extremity each firing and subject action connected land, and successful nan aerial and sea.”
However, hours aft nan agreement, explosions heard by residents successful Srinagar and Jammu successful Indian-controlled Kashmir were followed by blackouts successful nan 2 cities. There were nary contiguous reports of casualties.
Omar Abdullah, nan region’s apical elected official, said successful a station connected societal media: “What nan hellhole conscionable happened to nan ceasefire? Explosions heard crossed Srinagar!!!”
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Working toward a broader agreement
Conflict betwixt India and Pakistan is not rare, pinch nan 2 countries having periodically engaged successful wars, clashes and skirmishes since gaining independence from British India successful 1947.
The ceasefire successful nan latest hostilities came aft nan countries fired volleys of cross-border rocket strikes Saturday, erstwhile India said it targeted Pakistani aerial bases aft Islamabad fired respective high-speed missiles astatine subject and civilian infrastructure successful Punjab state. Pakistan said it responded pinch retaliatory strikes.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he and Vice President JD Vance had engaged pinch elder officials from some countries complete nan past 48 hours. They included Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sharif, India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and nan Pakistani Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir.
Rubio said nan 2 governments agreed to “start talks connected a wide group of issues astatine a neutral site.”
Though Pakistanis had initially celebrated their army’s retaliation, they were later jubilant astir nan truce, saying it was a infinitesimal of nationalist pridefulness and alleviation aft days of tension.
In Islamabad, Zubaida Bibi expressed her joyousness astatine the restoration of bid pinch India.
“War brings thing but suffering,” she said. “We are happy that calm is returning. It feels for illustration Eid to me. We person won.”
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Indian strikes deed Pakistani aerial bases
Tensions person soared since the onslaught astatine a celebrated tourer site successful Indian-controlled Kashmir near 26 civilians dead, mostly Indian Hindu tourists, connected April 22.
Before nan ceasefire was reached Saturday, India’s subject held a property briefing successful New Delhi, saying Pakistan had targeted wellness accommodation and schools astatine its 3 aerial bases successful Kashmir.
“Befitting reply has been fixed to Pakistani actions,” Indian Col. Sofiya Qureshi said.
Indian missiles targeted Nur Khan aerial guidelines successful nan garrison metropolis of Rawalpindi, adjacent nan superior Islamabad, Murid aerial guidelines successful Chakwal metropolis and Rafiqui aerial guidelines successful nan Jhang territory of eastbound Punjab province, according to Pakistan’s subject spokesman.
There were nary contiguous reports of nan onslaught aliases its aftermath from residents successful nan densely populated Rawalpindi.
Pakistan’s subject had said it utilized medium-range Fateh missiles to deed an Indian rocket retention installation and aerial bases successful nan cities of Pathankot and Udhampur. Army spokesperson Lt. Gen. Ahmad Sharif said nan country’s aerial unit assets were safe aft nan Indian assault.
The Associated Press could not independently verify each nan actions attributed to Pakistan aliases India.
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Explosions successful Indian-controlled Kashmir
After nan announcement of Pakistani retaliation, residents successful Indian-controlled Kashmir said they heard large explosions astatine aggregate places, including nan ample cities of Srinagar and Jammu and nan garrison municipality of Udhampur.
“Explosions that we are proceeding coming are different from nan ones we heard nan past 2 nights during drone attacks,” said Shesh Paul Vaid, nan region’s erstwhile apical constabulary charismatic and Jammu resident. “It looks for illustration a warfare here.”
Vaid said explosions were heard from areas pinch subject bases, adding it appeared that service sites were targeted. Residents surviving adjacent Srinagar’s airport, which is besides an aerial base, said they were rattled by nan explosions and booming sound of jets.
“I was already awake, but nan explosions jolted my kids retired of their sleep. They started crying,” said Srinagar resident Mohammed Yasin.
Omar Abdullah, Indian-controlled Kashmir’s apical elected official, welcomed nan ceasefire. But he said had it happened 2 aliases 3 days earlier “we mightiness person avoided nan bloodshed and nan nonaccomplishment of precious lives.”
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Hussain reported from Srinagar, India, and Roy reported from New Delhi. Associated Press writers Sheikh Saaliq successful New Delhi, Babar Dogar successful Lahore, Pakistan, Asim Tanveer successful Multan, Pakistan, Munir Ahmed successful Islamabad and Riaz Khan successful Peshawar, Pakistan, contributed to this report.
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