Ceasefire falters: Renewed conflict along Kashmir border
Indian Deputy Foreign Minister Vikram Misri reported on Saturday that Pakistan violated a ceasefire agreement reached just a few hours earlier and called on the authorities in Islamabad to cease these actions.
According to Misri, the Indian armed forces are responding to the breach of the truce. He emphasized that the military has been instructed to "respond forcefully" to any violations of the agreements.
Shots fired after ceasefire
Indian media previously reported on Pakistan's breach of the agreement and airstrikes on several border districts. According to the Associated Press, gunfire was reported in at least five locations along the Line of Control — the unofficial border dividing the disputed Kashmir region between India and Pakistan.
On Saturday, both countries announced they had agreed to a ceasefire, and according to the Pakistani side, dozens of countries mediated in reaching this agreement.
Pakistan and India have nuclear weapons
The escalation occurred on Wednesday when India carried out attacks on targets in Pakistan in retaliation for a terrorist attack on April 22 in Pahalgam, in the Indian part of Kashmir, which killed 26 people.
Pakistan strongly denied any connection to this attack. In response to India's actions, Pakistani forces carried out a series of counterattacks on opposing territory. According to available information, as of Saturday, at least 66 people have been killed due to mutual shelling.
Since 1947, following the partition of British India and the creation of independent India and Pakistan, Kashmir has remained a disputed territory. Both countries possess nuclear weapons.
