India-Pakistan ceasefire holds as Trump offers Kashmir solution
Trump praised leaders of both countries for agreeing to halt the hostilities and pledged more trade with the two sides
A fragile ceasefire was holding between India and Pakistan on Sunday, after hours of overnight fighting between the nuclear-armed nations, as US President Donald Trump said he will work to provide a solution regarding Kashmir.
A truce was reached following diplomacy and pressure from the United States, but within hours, India accused Pakistan of “repeated violations” after explosions were heard in Srinagar, the capital of Indian-administered Kashmir – the disputed region at the heart of the decades-long rivalry between the two neighbours.
Projectiles and flashes were seen in the night sky over Jammu, similar to the events of the previous evening, according to authorities, residents and Reuters witnesses.
“What the hell just happened to the ceasefire? Explosions heard across Srinagar!!!” the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullad, wrote on social media.
India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said in a press briefing late on Saturday that “for the last few hours, there have been repeated violations of the understanding”.
Misri called it a “breach of the understanding arrived at earlier today”, adding that the Indian armed forces were “giving an adequate and appropriate response to these violations, and we take very, very serious notice of these violations”.
Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement reaffirming the country’s commitment to the “faithful implementation” of the ceasefire, while attributing the violations to India.