Pakistan, India accuse each other of violating ceasefire hours after deal reached [Video]

Nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan are accusing each other of violating a U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement. This comes after multiple explosions were reported in Indian-controlled Kashmir just hours after the deal was reached on Saturday.

Pakistan and India accused each other of violating a ceasefire deal made hours earlier on Saturday following U.S.-led talks aimed at ending the most serious military confrontation between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades.

Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said late Saturday that “there had been repeated violations of the understanding arrived between the two countries” on ceasing fire and accused Pakistan of breaching the agreement.

Multiple explosions were heard in two large cities of India-controlled Kashmir on Saturday, hours after the countries agreed to the deal.

“We call upon Pakistan to take appropriate steps to address these violations and deal with the situation with seriousness and responsibility,” Misri said at a news conference in New Delhi. …

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