India and Pakistan traded accusations of ceasefire violations early Sunday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the nuclear-armed neighbors had stepped back from the brink of full-blown war.
India's foreign secretary said Pakistan had committed "repeated violations" of the truce and that it was retaliating, while Pakistan said it "remains committed" to the ceasefire and that its forces were handling violations by India with "responsibility and restraint."
Earlier, AFP staff in Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir reported hearing a series of loud explosions. A senior official in Pakistani-run Kashmir told AFP that "intermittent exchange of fire is ongoing" across the de facto border in the contested region, the Line of Control (LoC).
More details were not immediately available, and it was not possible to independently verify the claims.
On Saturday, Pakistan and India had agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire after days of deadly jet fighter, missile, drone and artillery attacks which killed at least 60 people and saw thousands of civilians flee their homes along their border as well as in divided Kashmir.
The news had been surprisingly announced by Trump.
"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 posted.
India's foreign secretary Vikram Misri had said earlier that both sides would "stop all firing and military action on land, air and sea" with effect from 5:00 pm (1130 GMT).
He later accused Pakistan of "repeated violations" and said the Indian armed forces "are giving an adequate and appropriate response."
Meanwhile, the foreign ministry in Islamabad said Pakistan "remains committed to faithful implementation" of the truce.
Accusing India of committing its own violations, it said Pakistan's forces "are handling the situation with responsibility and restraint."
It called for ceasefire issues to be handled "through communication at appropriate levels" and urged troops on the ground to also exercise restraint.
On X, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said his country "appreciates" the U.S. intervention.
"Pakistan believes this marks a new beginning in the resolution of issues that have plagued the region and prevented its journey toward peace, prosperity and stability," he wrote.
The conflict was touched off by an attack last month in the Indian-administered side of Kashmir that killed 26 tourists, mostly Hindu men, which Delhi blamed on Islamabad.
India accused the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba -- a UN-designated terrorist organization -- of carrying out the attack, but Islamabad has denied any involvement and called for an independent probe.
Militants have stepped up operations in Kashmir since 2019, when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist government revoked its limited autonomy and took the state under direct rule from New Delhi.
The countries have fought several wars over the territory, which both claim in full but administer separate portions of since gaining independence from British rule in 1947.
"The ceasefire is a positive step," said Bilal Shabbir, an IT consultant in Muzaffarabad, in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, before the claims the truce had been violated.
"In war, it's not just soldiers who die, it's mostly civilians -- and in this case, it would have been the people of Kashmir."
In Srinagar, resident Sukesh Khajuria was more cautious.
"The ceasefire is welcome, but it's difficult to trust Pakistan. We have to be vigilant," he said.
Both sides will pay a high price economically for the conflict.
Pakistani military sources claimed its forces had shot down at least 77 Israeli-made high-tech drones -- debris from some of them was seen by AFP reporters -- while Indian officials said they had destroyed hundreds of Pakistani drones, many Turkish-made.
Pakistan also says it downed five Indian warplanes -- including three French Rafale fighter jets -- although New Delhi has not confirmed any losses.
Independent verification of claims by either side has been difficult.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the ceasefire came after he and Vice President JD Vance engaged with senior officials on both sides.
Rubio also said on X that they had agreed to "start talks on a broad set of issues at a neutral site."
News of the ceasefire was met with relief internationally, after increasing calls for both countries to step back from the brink.
China, which borders India and Pakistan, said Beijing was "willing to continue playing a constructive role" and remained concerned with any escalation, according to state-run news agency Xinhua, which said that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi had spoken to officials in both countries.
© 2025 AFP
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Dragon
India’s Ministry of Information said the agreement was “directly between the two countries,” downplaying US involvement and contradicting Trump’s claim. The ministry also said there was “no decision” to hold further talks.
sakurasuki
Chinese fighter is good enough to bring down European made jet.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/chinese-made-pakistani-fighter-jet-shot-down-least-one-rafale-jet
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Indian refuse to accept the truth that their pilot as not as good as Bollywood movies.
https://www.globaldefensecorp.com/2025/05/09/india-wins-the-war-against-pakistan-in-bollywood-movies-but-heres-why-the-indian-air-force-lost-air-combat-against-the-pakistan-air-force/
Ricky Kaminski13
Sarusaki a very revealing comment. A few key words in this article had the whiff of the way this is going to play out. Just waiting for our leftist friends to hear the dog whistle and start criticizing India.
And here we go.
the ‘mostly men’ comment about those gunned down in cold blood by terrorists was interesting. So if it were only men killed, that’s ok? Hmmm Then of course the clever insertion of the ‘Israeli drone’.
Call me daft and seeing spectres where there ain’t any JT, but are we gunna line up the two sides again?
Of course we are. Still early days, just saying.
stormcrow
Any peace is better than no peace, especially when both of the warring parties possess nukes.
elephant200
China, which borders India and Pakistan, said Beijing was "willing to continue playing a constructive role"
Yes that's right , the most constructive way is speedup delivery weapons ordered by Pakistan military. China has delivered 2 Hangor class submarines in last two years. Still two submarines were under construction in China and Pakistan three. Should push forward the progress faster. The Pakistan navy is their weakest link. India is a member of QUAD, an anti Chinese alliance. Pakistan is our ace card to deter this threat !
Mitsuhiro
Trigger for this conflict is the pakistani terrorists attack 2 weeks back in India when Pakistan terrorists asked the religion and only killed the non-Islamic innocent tourists.
Reporters are presenting misleading information and calling terrorists as militants..
Other information reporters(writers) are hiding is, Turkey is providing weapons to Pakistan to support this act of terrorism. May be the reporters (writers) are from Turkey??
deanzaZZR
That's Trump speed. Blink and you miss it.
Blacklabel
Seems Rubio and JD got this done:
“Over the past 48 hours, Vice President Vance and I have engaged with senior Indian and Pakistani officials, including Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif, External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir, and National Security Advisors Ajit Doval and Asim Malik," Rubio said in the statement.
chatanista
Good to see peacemaker Trump administration is on the case.
mrtinjp
Chinese fighter is good enough to bring down European made jet..
Well first it has to get thru the air defense system, where it has all but failed, same for the Chinese air defense system which simply could not detect the drones/planes.. the world has watched the spectacular failure of this hardware, now they are looking at order cancellations..
mrtinjp
They (pakistan) will never ever honour any ceasefire, DT will learn this soon, the ceasefire t&c have anyway invalidated the ceasefire.
iron man
I sincerely hope that they acted whilst totally ignoring any supposed US input. Both nations have nuclear capability and have been sensible previously.. without MAGA influence!! So happy that somebody believes..
Seems Rubio and JD got this done:
Surely not!!!
8T
This is not going to end well for Pakistan and China.
mrtinjp
“Over the past 48 hours, Vice President Vance and I have engaged with senior Indian and Pakistani officials, including Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif, External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir, and National Security Advisors Ajit Doval and Asim Malik," Rubio said in the statement
This not entirely correct, Rubio called there chief Munir directly and assuming forced him to agree, only than he called via the official channels, the civilian government in Pakistan has no power, none, they follow as instructed by Munir and co.
deanzaZZR
Go on ...
Dragon
The US is the largest exporter of weapons.
banger
India is on buying spree but if Pakistan buys it gets butthurts …..?
Modi doing false flag ops to win elections same was 2019 and this time bihar election . He will ask for votes and godi media will go mental on Indian public to do so.
gsa
A military group killing innocent people is a crime, without a but.
We also need to recognize India committing numerous human right abuses over decades in a region which clearly does not want it as a ruler due to demographics. Just because one is labeled as "state" does not make it less criminal in my eyes.
India is definitely the worst actor in what is happening in Kashmir since decades.
And contrary to India, yes, Pakistan has friends independent of international politics. And yes, turkey will support Pakistan to pay back what Pakistan did for Turkey in the past.