India and Pakistan have accused each other of violating a ceasefire agreement that was reached on Saturday.
In a statement, India's foreign secretary said that the ceasefire "is being violated by Pakistan. The Indian Army is retaliating and dealing with this border intrusion."
"This intrusion is extremely condemnable and Pakistan is responsible for it. We believe that Pakistan should understand this situation properly and take appropriate action immediately to stop this intrusion," Vikram Misri, the Indian foreign secretary, added.
In Islamabad, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry blamed Indian forces for initiating the ceasefire violation. The ministry said Pakistan remains committed to the agreement and its forces were handling the situation with responsibility and restraint.
The remarks came hours after President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced early Saturday that the U.S. had mediated a ceasefire deal between the two South Asian nations after days of fighting in and around the disputed Kashmir region.
"After a long night of talks mediated by the United States, I am pleased to announce that India and Pakistan have agreed to a FULL AND IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE. Congratulations to both Countries on using Common Sense and Great Intelligence," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social, shortly after Rubio issued a statement announcing that the two nations "have agreed to an immediate ceasefire and to start talks on a broad set of issues at a neutral site."
Shortly after the ceasefire was announced, Tammy Bruce, a spokesperson for the State Department, said in a statement that Rubio "offered U.S. assistance in starting constructive talks in order to avoid future conflicts," but did not indicate when those talks would begin or where they would take place.
The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan confirmed the ceasefire agreement, with Pakistan's foreign minister, Ishaq Dar, writing in a post on X: "Pakistan and India have agreed to a ceasefire with immediate effect. Pakistan has always strived for peace and security in the region, without compromising on its sovereignty and territorial integrity!"
In a press conference, India's Misri told reporters: "Both sides would stop all firing and military action on land and in the air and sea with effect from 1700 hours Indian Standard Time today. Instructions have been given on both sides to give effect to this understanding."
Later Saturday, though, Omar Abdullah, chief minister of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, wrote on X that he heard explosions in Kashmir after the announcement of the ceasefire. The cause of the explosions was not immediately clear.
"What the hell just happened to the ceasefire? Explosions heard across Srinagar!!!" he wrote.
India's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Saturday minimized the United States' role in mediating a ceasefire, saying in a post on X, "Stoppage of firing and military action between India and Pakistan was worked out directly between the two countries."
In a separate tweet, however, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked Trump and the U.S. for "facilitating this outcome," further sowing confusion about the Trump administration's role in the ceasefire.
"We thank President Trump for his leadership and proactive role for peace in the region. Pakistan appreciates the United States for facilitating this outcome, which we have accepted in the interest of regional peace and stability," Sharif wrote.
He added, "We also thank Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio for their valuable contributions for peace in South Asia."
In its statement, the Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting also said that there was "no decision to hold talks on any other issue at any other place," despite the U.S. State Department's claim that the two nations had decided "to start talks on a broad set of issues at a neutral site."
The nuclear-armed neighbors engaged in their worst fighting in decades last week, when India launched an assault on Pakistan in response to a deadly terrorist attack on April 22 in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, in which 26 people, mostly Indian tourists, were killed by militants India says were backed by Pakistan, which Pakistan denies.
Almost four dozen people were killed in the initial violence between the two countries, including India’s strikes on what it said were “terror camps” and the shelling in response by Pakistan.
