The ceasefire between India and Pakistan appears to be holding more than 24 hours after explosions rocked Kashmir just hours after the truce was announced.
The nuclear-armed countries accused each other of breaking the deal on Saturday evening after blasts were heard over the cities of Jammu and Srinagar, India-administered Kashmir, and the western state of Gujarat.
US president Donald Trump announced the ceasefire at around 5pm India time, with explosions and projectiles seen over Kashmir at around 7.45pm.
Srinagar residents felt “like the city was being bombed”, The Independent producer Mohammad Dawood reported from the ground.
Indian foreign secretary Vikram Misri accused Pakistan of breaching the ceasefire after the blasts. Pakistan rejected the claim and accused India of firing first.
But almost a day later, no more alleged violations have been reported. Mr Trump praised the “powerful leadership of India and Pakistan” for “stopping the aggression”.
"Millions of good and innocent people could have died!” he wrote on his social media platform Truth Social. “Your legacy is greatly enhanced by your brave actions.”
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- Trump hails India-Pakistan ceasefire and vows to work on Kashmir solution
- How did the US broker a truce between India and Pakistan
- US Vice President JD Vance called Modi to encourage ceasefire talks - report
- Explosions heard over Srinagar in Kashmir hours after ceasefire
- India sidesteps US role in ceasefire as Pakistan showers praise on Washington
- Both India and Pakistan race to claim victory after ceasefire deal
Villagers evacuated from line of fire along India-Pakistan border fear going back
19:01
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Holly Bancroft
After spending days in temporary homes and with relatives, people from both sides of the Indian and Pakistani border are sceptical about this weekend's ceasefire and in no hurry to return to their villages, Aftab Ahmed, Saurabh Sharma and Tariq Maqbool report from Jammu, India.
Indian cites like Jammu and Amritsar, which were spooked by the sounds of explosions after the truce was agreed, remained quieter than normal on Sunday with many shops choosing to close and people preferring to stay indoors.
Indian and Pakistani authorities advised people who had left border areas not to return to frontline villages just yet.
After four days of fighting, India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire on Saturday under US pressure, but within hours explosions rang out in border towns and India accused Pakistan of violating the pact.
The arch rivals had been involved in the worst fighting in nearly three decades, firing missiles and drones at each other's military installations and killing almost 70 people.
"URGENT APPEAL: Do not return to frontline villages. Lives are at risk. Unexploded munitions remain after Pakistani shelling," said a police notice in Indian Kashmir.
Hundreds of people were shifted to temporary homes, while others left to stay with relatives far from the border as fighting intensified earlier in the week.
"I want to go back to my village in Bihar. Do not want to go back there (to the border) and die," said Asha Devi, a 22-year- old farm labourer in the Akhnoor region, one of the areas worst affected by shelling in recent days.
Kabal Singh, head of a village close to the border, said people were scared to return home after they heard the blasts following the ceasefire announcement.
On the Pakistan side of the border, some residents displaced from villages were advised to wait until Monday midday before returning.
"Many of them are waiting to see how the situation develops before making a decision about returning," said Akhtar Ayoub, a local administration official in Pakistan's Neelum Valley.
Analysis: Kashmir is crucial to both India and Pakistan
17:58
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Holly Bancroft
Stephen Farrell at the international think tank Chatham House has given his analysis on why Kashmir is such a crucial region for India and Pakistan.
He said: “India and Pakistan have fought at least two wars and several bouts of hostilities over Kashmir. And the feeling, I think, in recent years is that India’s central government has consolidated its grip over the part of Kashmir that it holds. It’s got rid of autonomy provisions within its constitution, which made Pakistan nervous. Pakistan claims that the part of Kashmir that India holds, India claims the part of Kashmir that Pakistan holds.
“It is core to both countries identities...You can take your pick of the significances that Kashmir has for both countries: strategic, military, religious, spiritual, economic, anything that unbalances Kashmir can have extremely serious knock-on consequences.”
He added: “Let’s not forget that China is sitting there, which itself has taken a slice of Kashmir.”
Recap: Trump says he will increase trade with India and Pakistan and find solution to Kashmir dispute
17:29
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Holly Bancroft
Donald Trump pledged to “increase trade substantially” with India and Pakistan and find a solution to the long-running Kashmir dispute after the South Asian nuclear powers reached a ceasefire on Saturday afternoon.
In a post on his Truth Social platform, the US president also took credit for the ceasefire that was agreed with support from his administration.
India and Pakistan exchanged heavy fire for four straight days in their worst conflict in more than a quarter century, launching missiles and drones at each other’s military bases and leaving dozens of people dead.
Read the full story from Rhian Lubin and Namita Singh reporting from New York and Delhi:
Analysis: India and Pakistan don’t fight wars like other countries. Here’s why
16:52
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Holly Bancroft
India and Pakistan have fought three full-scale wars since they gained independence from British India in 1947. They’ve also had dozens of skirmishes and conflicts, including one atop a glacier dubbed the coldest and highest-altitude battlefield in the world.
The latest escalation follows a deadly gun attack on tourists that India blames Pakistan for — Islamabad denies any connection. But they don’t fight wars like other countries.
The dominant factor is their nuclear weapons arsenal, a distinct way of deterring major attacks and a guarantee that fighting doesn’t get out of hand, even when the situation is spiralling.
In pictures: Indian villagers look on at damage from shelling
16:22
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Holly Bancroft
Villagers observe the damage done by Pakistani artillery shelling overnight in India’s Jammu region.
Trump says he will 'substantially increase trade' with India and Pakistan
15:56
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Holly Bancroft
US President Donald Trump has vowed to help India and Pakistan find a solution on the disputed Kashmir region.
A truce that took effect on Saturday after four days of intense fighting between the nuclear-armed neighbours. In the worst fighting in nearly three decades, they fired missiles and drones at each other's military installations, killing almost 70 people.
Mr Trump praised the leaders of both countries for agreeing to halt the aggression and said he would "substantially" increase trade with them.
"I will work with you both to see if ... a solution can be arrived at concerning Kashmir," Mr Trump added in a post on his Truth Social platform.
Pakistan says 'three dozen countries' involved in diplomacy
15:23
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Holly Bancroft
After US president Donald Trump took to social media to announce a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, Pakistan’s foreign minister has said that “three dozen countries” were involved in the diplomacy, according to Reuters news agency.
Ishaq Dar reportedly told Geo news that Saudia Arabia and Turkey played an important role in facilitating the deal.
Tanvi Madan, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington DC told the BBC that a call by US secretary of state Marco Rubio to Pakistani army chief Asim Munir on May 9 “might have been the crucial point”.
Ms Madan added: “One question is whether, if this call had come earlier - right after the initial Indian strikes, when Pakistan was already claiming some Indian losses and an off-ramp was available - it might have prevented further escalation.”
“There is still much we don’t know about the roles of various international actors, but it’s clear over the past three days that at least three countries were working to de-escalate - the US, of course, but also the UK and Saudi Arabia”.
Indian cricket league matches 'to resume soon'
15:06
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Holly Bancroft
The Indian Premier League will resume "soon" but no decision has been taken yet as to exactly when, the vice-president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India has said.
Escalating hostilities between India and Pakistan led to their T20 tournaments being suspended on Friday, with the BCCI saying that applied to the IPL "with immediate effect for one week".
A ceasefire was subsequently announced, and on Sunday BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla was quoted by Asian News International as telling reporters regarding the IPL: "No decision has been taken yet.
"The tournament was suspended for a week and yesterday there was a ceasefire... the tournament will be restarted soon."
The Times has reported that with the aim being a resumption this coming Friday, IPL teams recalled their overseas players on Saturday, including English players already on their way home.
Analysis: Trump craves recognition as the peacemaker president. Will diplomatic wins spur him on?
14:58
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Holly Bancroft
A US-led ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan, and a renewed push to force Russia to end attacks on Ukraine, add to Trump’s quest for recognition on the world stage as the peacemaker president, writes Oliver O’Connell.
“President Donald Trump, hailing a successful US-mediated ceasefire between India and Pakistan on Saturday, brought flashbacks to his inauguration day address and desire to be seen as a “peacemaker.”
Standing under the dome of the Capitol Building, the bombastic, newly sworn-in 47th President of the United States, previously its 45th commander-in-chief, delivered a dark and partisan address before the throng of lawmakers and dignitaries.
Amid declarations on immigration, taxes, governmental upheaval, being saved by god, and the dawn of a golden age for America, Trump also revisited some of his familiar grievances about how unfairly he has been treated.
There was a nod to one particular complaint, sandwiched between promises to build the strongest military the world has ever seen and a desire for an expansionist America, Trump said: “We will measure our success, not only by the battles we win, but also by the wars that we end, and perhaps most importantly, the wars we never get into.”
Read more here:
Indian military: Pakistan lost 35 to 40 military personnel
14:33
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Holly Bancroft
The Indian military have said that Pakistan lost 35 to 40 military personnel in the latest fighting with India, Reuters news agency has reported.
They have also said that Pakistan proposed hostilities were ceased on Saturday, but that the Pakistan army violated ceasefire arrangements over a couple of hours that day.
Operation Sindoor shook Rawalpindi, says Rajnath Singh
14:20
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Namita Singh
Indian defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said India’s recent military action in response to the Pahalgam terror attack sent shockwaves through Pakistan, including its army headquarters in Rawalpindi.
Speaking via video link at the inauguration of a BrahMos missile production unit in Lucknow, part of the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor, Mr Singh praised the Indian Army’s precision in executing Operation Sindoor.
“The Indian Army has displayed valour and courage as well as restraint and has given a befitting reply by attacking many military bases of Pakistan,” he said.
“The sound of Indian forces was felt even in Rawalpindi where the headquarters of the Pakistani army is located.”Mr Singh said the operation delivered justice to the perpetrators of the 22 April Pahalgam attack, which left 26 civilians dead.
He described the response as a demonstration of “India's political, social and strategic will” and warned that “even the land across the border will not be safe for the terrorists and their masters”.
He stressed that Indian forces deliberately avoided civilian infrastructure, contrasting it with Pakistan’s alleged targeting of religious sites.
Both India and Pakistan race to claim victory after ceasefire deal
14:00
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Namita Singh
India and Pakistan are locked in a war of words as both nations seek to frame the recent ceasefire understanding as their own strategic triumph following days of cross-border hostilities.
Defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday that Operation Sindoor, launched after the deadly Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians, struck deep into Pakistan’s military infrastructure.
“The Indian Army has displayed valour and courage as well as restraint... the sound of Indian forces was felt even in Rawalpindi,” he said, hailing the action as a symbol of “India’s political, social and strategic will.”
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s prime minister Shehbaz Sharif claimed victory for his country, describing the ceasefire as a “historic” win secured through a “professional and effective” response by its armed forces.
“We decided to respond to the enemy in a language that it understands very well,” he declared in a nationally televised address, accusing India of using the Pahalgam attack as a pretext.
India sidesteps US role in ceasefire as Pakistan showers praise on Washington
13:40
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Namita Singh
India has confirmed a ceasefire agreement with Pakistan but pointedly omitted any reference to American mediation, even as Pakistani leaders hailed the US for brokering the deal.
The announcement followed a statement by US president Donald Trump on social media declaring that India and Pakistan had agreed to a “full and immediate ceasefire”.
Pakistan was quick to endorse the announcement, with prime minister Shehbaz Sharif thanking Mr Trump for his “leadership and proactive role”.
Senior Pakistani figures, including deputy prime minister Ishaq Dar and PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, echoed the praise.India’s ministry of external affairs issued its own statement shortly after but maintained that the understanding had been reached bilaterally.
“It was agreed between them that 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,” said foreign secretary Vikram Misri.
His remarks made no mention of US involvement.
External affairs minister S Jaishankar also refrained from acknowledging Washington’s role. Analysts view India’s reticence as consistent with its long-standing opposition to third-party mediation. “India has never accepted mediation in any dispute,” Dr Aparna Pande of the Hudson Institute told the CNN.
“Pakistan, on the other hand, has always sought international involvement.”
India and Pakistan don’t fight wars like other countries. Here’s why
13:20
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Namita Singh
India and Pakistan have fought three full-scale wars since they gained independence from British India in 1947.
They’ve also had dozens of skirmishes and conflicts, including one atop a glacier dubbed the coldest and highest-altitude battlefield in the world.
The latest escalation follows a deadly gun attack on tourists that India blames Pakistan for — Islamabad denies any connection. But they don’t fight wars like other countries.
The dominant factor is their nuclear weapons arsenal, a distinct way of deterring major attacks and a guarantee that fighting doesn’t get out of hand, even when the situation is spiraling.
Here’s how — and why — Pakistan fight the way they do:
JD Vance said the India-Pakistan conflict was ‘none of our business’ - until receiving ‘alarming intelligence’: report
13:00
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Namita Singh
Vice president JD Vance was the one to call Indian prime minister Narendra Modi to encourage ceasefire talks over the escalating conflict with Pakistan after the US received “alarming intelligence,” according to a report.
The vice president, Secretary of State and interim national security adviser Marco Rubio, and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles were compelled to increase America’s role in the conflict after receiving the intelligence Friday morning, CNN reports.
It marked a change of position for Vance, who said that the dangerous conflict between the two nuclear powers was “none of our business”.
India-Pakistan truce was in peril hours after ceasefire announcement
12:40
India and Pakistan reached a ceasefire on Saturday afternoon, seeking to end the most serious military confrontation between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades, but reports of explosions in Indian-administered Kashmir after the deal revealed the situation’s fragility.
Hours after the ceasefire was announced by Donald Trump, blasts were heard in Srinagar city in Kashmir. Projectiles and flashes were also seen in the night sky over Jammu to the south, authorities and residents said.
More on how the situation was brought under control in this report:
Pictures: Semblance of normalcy after ceasefire announcement
12:20
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Namita Singh
Pope Leo XIV appeals for 'no more war' in first Sunday message
12:00
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Namita Singh
Pope Leo XIV appealed to the world's major powers for "no more war" in his first Sunday message to crowds in St Peter's Square since his election as pontiff.
The new pope, elected on 8 May, called for an "authentic and lasting peace" in Ukraine and a ceasefire in Gaza and release of all Israeli hostages.
Leo also welcomed the recent ceasefire between India and Pakistan, and said he was praying to God to grant the world the "miracle of peace".
"No more war!" the pope said, repeating a frequent call of the late Pope Francis and noting the recent 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, which killed some 60 million people.
Leo said today's world was living through "the dramatic scenario of a Third World War being fought piecemeal”, again repeating a phrase coined by Francis.
The new pope said he carries in his heart the "suffering of the beloved people of Ukraine".
He appealed for negotiations to reach an "authentic, just and lasting peace".
Leo said he was glad to hear of the recent India-Pakistan ceasefire and hoped negotiations would lead to a lasting accord between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
He added: "But there are so many other conflicts in the world!"
Trump says he will increase trade with India and Pakistan and find solution to Kashmir dispute
11:40
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Namita Singh
Donald Trump pledged to “increase trade substantially” with India and Pakistan and find a solution to the long-running Kashmir dispute after the South Asian nuclear powers reached a ceasefire on Saturday afternoon.
In a post on his Truth Social platform, the US president also took credit for the ceasefire that was agreed with support from his administration.
India and Pakistan exchanged heavy fire for four straight days in their worst conflict in more than a quarter century, launching missiles and drones at each other’s military bases and leaving dozens of people dead.
But just as the situation appeared to be spiralling, Mr Trump announced that a ceasefire had been agreed following diplomatic intervention and pressure from the US.New Delhi and Islamabad soon confirmed that a truce was in place.
Report:
India and Pakistan have been in conflict since 1947 partition. A look at its troubled legacy
11:18
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Namita Singh
India and Pakistan’s latest military conflict has expanded, days after India carried out airstrikes in Pakistan that followed an attack by gunmen on tourists in India-controlled Kashmir last month.
The two nuclear-armed rivals have exchanged artillery shells, gunfire, missiles and drones, killing civilians on both sides and raising concerns of a wider war.
The fresh round of confrontation last week is yet another escalation of a decades-long conflict over the disputed Kashmir region that began after a bloody partition of India in 1947.
Here’s a look at the troubled legacy of partition that has dictated the future course of India-Pakistan relations:
Indian air force claims it conducted 'precision strikes' on Pakistan
11:04
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Namita Singh
In a statement released on Sunday, the Indian air force said it had met its strategic objectives with “precision and professionalism”, adding the operations were “still ongoing” and further details would be shared later.
“Operations were conducted in a deliberate and discreet manner, aligned with national objectives,” the force said about its strikes against Pakistan, urging the public to avoid speculation and not share unverified information.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has successfully executed its assigned tasks in Operation Sindoor, with precision and professionalism. Operations were conducted in a deliberate and discreet manner, aligned with National Objectives.
— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) May 11, 2025
Since the Operations are still ongoing, a detailed…
The Indian military conducted strikes inside Pakistan on 7 May in what it said was retaliation for the 22 April attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 people, mostly Hindu tourists.
Nine "terror facilities" across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir were targeted, the air force claimed, adding that the sites were selected based on credible intelligence linking them to militant activity.
The operation invited retaliatory strikes and shelling from Pakistan. Despite the escalation, however, the two nations reached a ceasefire agreement on Saturday afternoon.
“Pakistan has used swarm drones to intrude into Indian airspace, but they have met with a proportionate and effective response,” the air force said.
India sidesteps US role in ceasefire as Pakistan showers praise on Washington
10:33
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Namita Singh
India has confirmed a ceasefire agreement with Pakistan but pointedly omitted any reference to American mediation, even as Pakistani leaders hailed the US for brokering the deal.
The announcement followed a statement by US president Donald Trump on social media declaring that India and Pakistan had agreed to a “full and immediate ceasefire”.
Pakistan was quick to endorse the announcement, with prime minister Shehbaz Sharif thanking Mr Trump for his “leadership and proactive role”.
Senior Pakistani figures, including deputy prime minister Ishaq Dar and PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, echoed the praise.
India’s ministry of external affairs issued its own statement shortly after but maintained that the understanding had been reached bilaterally.
“It was agreed between them that 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,” said foreign secretary Vikram Misri. His remarks made no mention of US involvement.
External affairs minister S Jaishankar also refrained from acknowledging Washington’s role. Analysts view India’s reticence as consistent with its long-standing opposition to third-party mediation.
“India has never accepted mediation in any dispute,” Dr Aparna Pande of the Hudson Institute told the CNN.
“Pakistan, on the other hand, has always sought international involvement.”
Both India and Pakistan race to claim victory after ceasefire deal
10:13
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Namita Singh
India and Pakistan are locked in a war of words as both nations seek to frame the recent ceasefire understanding as their own strategic triumph following days of cross-border hostilities.
Defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday that Operation Sindoor, launched after the deadly Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians, struck deep into Pakistan’s military infrastructure.
“The Indian Army has displayed valour and courage as well as restraint... the sound of Indian forces was felt even in Rawalpindi,” he said, hailing the action as a symbol of “India’s political, social and strategic will.”
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s prime minister Shehbaz Sharif claimed victory for his country, describing the ceasefire as a “historic” win secured through a “professional and effective” response by its armed forces.
“We decided to respond to the enemy in a language that it understands very well,” he declared in a nationally televised address, accusing India of using the Pahalgam attack as a pretext.
Operation Sindoor shook Rawalpindi, says Rajnath Singh
09:59
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Namita Singh
Indian defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said India’s recent military action in response to the Pahalgam terror attack sent shockwaves through Pakistan, including its army headquarters in Rawalpindi.
Speaking via video link at the inauguration of a BrahMos missile production unit in Lucknow, part of the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor, Mr Singh praised the Indian Army’s precision in executing Operation Sindoor.
The Indian Army has displayed valour and courage as well as restraint and has given a befitting reply by attacking many military bases of Pakistan.
Rajnath Singh
“The sound of Indian forces was felt even in Rawalpindi where the headquarters of the Pakistani army is located.”
Mr Singh said the operation delivered justice to the perpetrators of the 22 April Pahalgam attack, which left 26 civilians dead.
He described the response as a demonstration of “India's political, social and strategic will” and warned that “even the land across the border will not be safe for the terrorists and their masters”.
He stressed that Indian forces deliberately avoided civilian infrastructure, contrasting it with Pakistan’s alleged targeting of religious sites.
Indian opposition leader demands special parliament session as prime minister fails to address the nation
09:45
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Namita Singh
