India accuses Pakistan of violating ceasefire, says it will respond

LONDON -- India has accused Pakistan of breaking the ceasefire brokered with the help of the U.S., saying it is responding to the violations.

India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri held a press briefing where he confirmed a ceasefire agreement had been reached, but accused Pakistan of violating it Saturday evening. He called on Pakistan to act to stop the violations to avoid escalation along the border, and says that India is "giving an adequate and appropriate response."

India and Pakistan had agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire on Saturday, ending tensions that had been rising since an April attack on Indian-controlled Kashmir, both countries confirmed.

India's chief minister for the territory of Kashmir and Jammu, Omar Abdullah, posted on X in the last few hours that explosions could be heard in Srinagar, the largest city of the region.

"There is no ceasefire. The air defence units in the middle of Srinagar just opened up," he wrote.

Pakistan's Prime Minister broadcast an address to the nation at 11 p.m. local time (2 p.m. ET), but it did not address any possible ceasefire violations.

President Donald Trump first announced the ceasefire in a post on social media.

"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. Thank you for your attention to this matter!" Trump said in a post on his platform Truth Social.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed in a statement that over the past two days, Vice President JD Vance and he conversed with Indian and Pakistani officials to broker an immediate ceasefire.

"We commend Prime Ministers Modi and Sharif on their wisdom, prudence, and statesmanship in choosing the path of peace," Rubio said in a statement.

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday thanked President Trump "for his leadership and proactive role" and said this "marks a new beginning in the resolution of issues that have plagued the region."

Earlier Saturday, Indian officials said during a press briefing that Pakistan had attacked 26 locations across India and the Pakistani military had begun moving its troops "into forward areas."

"I have said on numerous earlier occasions, it is Pakistani actions that have constituted provocations and escalations," Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said. "In response, India has defended and reacted in a responsible and measured fashion to these provocations and escalations by the Pakistani side. Earlier this morning, we saw a repeat of this escalatory and provocative pattern."

Indian Army Col. Sofiya Qureshi said the forward movements of Pakistani troops indicate "offensive intent to further escalate the situation."

"Indian armed forces remain in a high state of operational readiness," Qureshi said. "All hostile actions have been effectively countered and responded appropriately. Indian armed forces reiterate their commitment to non-escalation, provided it is reciprocated by the Pakistan military."

Indian Air Force Wing Commander Vyomika Singh denied that Pakistani strikes have caused any damage to India's military infrastructure.

"Pakistan has also attempted to execute a continued malicious misinformation campaign, with claims of destruction of the Indian S-400 system at Adampur, destruction of airfields at Surat and Sirsa, Brahmos space at Nagrota, artillery gun positions in Derangyari and Chandigarh ammunitions depot, with heavy damage to other military stations being propagated on social media," Singh said. "India unequivocally rejects these false claims being spread by Pakistan."

India and Pakistan have exchanged cross-border fire and strikes for the past several days, with civilian casualties reported on both sides.

Tensions have been rising between the nuclear-armed neighbors since the April 22 attack on Hindu tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir, which India blamed on Pakistani-backed militants. In response, India on Wednesday launched strikes on both Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, targeting what it called "terrorist infrastructure."

Pakistan has denied any involvement in last month's attack and said it was conducting retaliatory strikes on India and Indian-controlled Kashmir.