Ceasefire collapse: India-Pakistan tensions reignite in Kashmir
Indian Deputy Foreign Minister Vikram Misri announced on Saturday that Pakistan had breached a ceasefire agreement reached only a few hours earlier and urged the authorities in Islamabad to cease such actions.
According to Misri, the Indian armed forces are responding to the breach of the truce. He emphasised that the military has received instructions to "respond forcefully" to any violation of the agreements.
Shots fired after ceasefire
Indian media had earlier 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 so-called Line of Control — the unofficial border dividing the disputed region of Kashmir between India and Pakistan.
On Saturday, both countries announced that they had agreed to a ceasefire, with the Pakistani side stating that dozens of countries mediated the agreement.
Pakistan and India have nuclear weapons
The escalation occurred on Wednesday when India conducted attacks on targets in Pakistan in retaliation for a terrorist attack on 22nd April in Pahalgam, which is in the Indian part of Kashmir and resulted in the deaths of 26 people.
Pakistan strongly denied any connection to this attack. In response to India's actions, Pakistani forces launched a series of counterattacks on Indian 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.
