Less than two days after the ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan, the Indian Army reported that the night was “largely peaceful” across Jammu and Kashmir and other areas along the International Border.
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Violations of Ceasefire Agreement
India and Pakistan engaged in intense firing for four days as tensions escalated following a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam last month.. The two countries agreed to a ceasefire on Saturday evening.
“The night remained largely peaceful across Jammu and Kashmir and other areas along the International Border. The army sources told NDTV that they reported no incidents, marking the first calm night in recent days.
India and Pakistan reached an understanding to stop all firings and military actions on land, air and sea, with immediate effect from 5 pm on Saturday. However, hours later, authorities sighted and intercepted drones in various locations in Jammu and Kashmir, including Srinagar, and parts of Gujarat.
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India Responds to Ceasefire Violations
India, in a late-night press briefing, said that Pakistan had violated the ceasefire and its armed forces were responding “appropriately”.
“Over the last few hours, there have been repeated violations of the understanding arrived at earlier this evening between the Directors General of Military Operations of India and Pakistan. This is a breach of the understanding arrived at earlier today. The armed forces are giving an adequate and appropriate response to these violations, and we take very, very serious notice of these violations,” Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri told reporters around 11:20 pm.
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He called upon Pakistan to take “appropriate steps” to address the violations and deal with the situation with “seriousness and responsibility”.
“The armed forces are maintaining a strong vigil on the situation. They have been given instructions to deal strongly with any instances of repetition of the violations along the International Border as well as the Line of Control,” Mr Misri said.
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Tensions between India and Pakistan soared after a terror attack in Pahalgam left 26 people dead on April 22.
India, after finding cross-border links to the deadly attack, launched “Operation Sindoor” and struck nine terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistani-occupied Kashmir (PoK) on May 7.