Pakistan says it is committed to Kashmir ceasefire after India accuses it of ‘violations’ – as it happened

Here’s a look at the day’s key events:

• The Pakistani prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, has addressed the nation, thanking countries including Saudi Arabia and China for their mediation efforts in reaching the ceasefire, and blamed India for spreading false information, destroying mosques and killing civilians across Pakistan. Sharif also said: “We are a very responsible country and we have displayed this. We want peace. We are a peaceful nation… We have made this agreement of ceasefire and we have been very positive about it.”

• Sharif’s address came on Saturday night, just hours after a ceasefire deal was announced, Reuters had reported Indian foreign secretary Vikram Misri saying: “Pakistan has violated the ceasefire agreed today,” adding: “We call on Pakistan to halt the violation.” Misri also said that Indian armed forces have been given instructions to “strongly deal with violations along the border,” Reuters reports as witnesses in Jammu and Srinagar heard and saw blasts and projectiles across the sky.

• Amid reports of renewed skirmishes between India and Pakistan on Saturday night, UK prime minister Keir Starmer said that the ceasefire between the two countries must be “lasting.” He added that the UK has been “engaged” in the ceasefire talks for “some days,” the BBC reports.

• The US president, Donald Trump, announced the ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan after deadly attacks between the nuclear-armed rivals. The ceasefire came after a “a long night of talks mediated by the United States”, Trump said.

• The announcement, confirmed by both countries, came after India and Pakistan fired volleys of missiles across their borders on Saturday as the escalated their worst fighting in nearly three decades.

• The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said the agreement came after extensive negotiations by him and the US vice-president, JD Vance, with the Indian and Pakistani prime ministers, Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif, and other top officials. Both sides had earlier said they would be willing to de-escalate the conflict if the other side was willing to do the same.

• Earlier on Saturday, Pakistan military officials told state-run media it had launched a retaliatory operation, targeting several bases including a missile storage site in northern India. Officials said the attack was called Operation Bunyan Ul Marsoos, an Arabic phrase meaning “wall of lead”.

• Pakistan’s offensive came shortly after it said India had fired missiles from fighter jets at three airbases earlier on Saturday, including one close to the capital, Islamabad. Pakistan said its air defences had intercepted most of them.

Pakistan has said it “remains committed” to the truce with India following Indian claims of ceasefire violations, AFP reports.

On Saturday night, just hours after a ceasefire deal was announced, Reuters reported Indian foreign secretary Vikram Misri saying:

Pakistan has violated the ceasefire agreed today. We call on Pakistan to halt the violation.

The Pakistani prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, later said:

We are a very responsible country and we have displayed this. We want peace. We are a peaceful nation … We have made this agreement of ceasefire and we have been very positive about it.

Residents in Jammu reported drone attacks and projectiles in the sky just hours after a ceasefire was announced.

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said Saturday that Beijing supported India and Pakistan’s efforts to reach a ceasefire, and remains “willing to continue playing a constructive role” in the process, state news agency Xinhua reported.

Agence France-Presse reports:

Wang made the comment during telephone talks with Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, adding that Beijing remained concerned about any escalation in the conflict, given that it shares borders with both countries.

In a separate call with India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Wang said he hoped both sides would “remain calm and restrained... and avoid escalating the situation,” after reported violations of the ceasefire agreement reached Saturday.

“China supports and expects India and Pakistan to achieve a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire through consultation,” Xinhia quoted Wang as saying to Doval.

The Pakistani prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, has addressed the nation, thanking countries including Saudi Arabia and China for their mediation efforts in reaching the ceasefire, and blamed India for spreading false information, destroying mosques and killing civilians across Pakistan.

Sharif also said:

We are a very responsible country and we have displayed this. We want peace. We are a peaceful nation… We have made this agreement of ceasefire and we have been very positive about it.

He added that the ceasefire agreement was made “for the benefit of everybody.”

He went on to say:

We will not be sitting in peace until Pakistan gets its lost integrity back and by God’s grace that time is not far away.

Pakistan’s information minister Attaullah Tarar denied Indian claims that Pakistan had violated the ceasefire, he said in an interview with Geo News.

Tarar said all such reports by the Indian media are baseless.

“Pakistan cannot do any ceasefire violation, nor has it thought about this. It is a moment of celebration and the Pakistani nation is celebrating their victory today,” said Tarar.

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Reuters is reporting Indian foreign secretary saying that Indian armed forces are responding to reported ceasefire violations.

On Saturday night, just hours after a ceasefire deal was announced, Reuters reported secretary Vikram Misri saying: “Pakistan has violated the ceasefire agreed today,” adding: “We call on Pakistan to halt the violation.”

Misri also said that Indian armed forces have been given instructions to “strongly deal with violations along the border,” Reuters reports as witnesses in Jammu and Srinagar heard and saw blasts and projectiles across the sky.

Amid reports of renewed skirmishes between India and Pakistan on Saturday night, UK prime minister Keir Starmer said that the ceasefire between the two countries must be “lasting.”

He added that the UK has been “engaged” in the ceasefire talks for “some days,” the BBC reports.

Earlier today, Pakistani foreign minister Ishaq Dar said that UK foreign secretary David Lammy “played a key role in this process,” adding that several countries were involved in the ceasefire process, “most notably the United Kingdom.”

Pakistan’s Kashmir education minister said skirmishes are continuing along the de-facto border with India, Reuters reports.

Earlier, residents in Jammu reported drone attacks as well as projectiles in the sky, just hours after a ceasefire was announced.

Military officials from India and Pakistan have yet to respond to the blasts heard above Srinagar and Jammu on Saturday night.

Meanwhile, Donald Trump took to social media to write:

“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.”

Similarly, Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN secretary-general said:

“The secretary-general welcomes the ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan as a positive step toward ending current hostilities and easing tensions. He hopes the agreement will contribute to lasting peace and foster an environment conducive to addressing broader, longstanding issues between the two countries.”