Pakistan violates agreement to stop military action, India retaliates swiftly

New Delhi | Srinagar: India said Pakistan violated an agreement to stop military action against each other, hours after the accord was reached and had gone into effect at 5 pm on Saturday.

For the last few hours, there have been repeated violations of the understanding arrived at earlier this evening,” foreign secretary Vikram Misri said at a televised briefing late on Saturday. “The armed forces are giving an adequate and appropriate response to these violations. We call upon Pakistan to take appropriate steps to address these violations and deal with the situation with seriousness and responsibility.”

Srinagar was rocked by multiple blasts at around 8:50 pm that continued intermittently for at least 40 minutes on Saturday night. Similar reports came in from other parts of Kashmir, including Anantnag in the south and Baramulla in the north. Electricity was shut across the Valley.

“What the hell just happened to the ceasefire? Explosions heard across Srinagar! This is no ceasefire. The air defence units in the middle of Srinagar just opened up,” Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Ab ..