India, Pakistan report no overnight firing after ceasefire deal
India, Pakistan report no overnight firing after ceasefire deal
Indian and Pakistani authorities said on Monday that no firing was reported overnight along the heavily militarised region between their countries, the first calm night in recent days.
The pause in hostilities followed a U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement reached on Saturday, in which both nations pledged to halt all military actions on land, in the air, and at sea.
The move aimed to ease rising tensions between the two nuclear-armed rivals that had threatened regional stability.
“The night remained largely peaceful across Jammu and Kashmir, and other areas along the international border,” the Indian Army said in a statement, adding that no incidents had been reported.
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Senior military officials from both countries were scheduled to speak later on Monday to assess whether the ceasefire was holding, amid lingering fears after both sides accused each other of violations just hours after the deal was announced.
Local officials in Pakistan-administered Kashmir also confirmed no incidents of cross-border firing along the Line of Control.
They reported that civilians displaced by recent skirmishes were beginning to return to their homes.(AP/NAN)
India, Pakistan report no overnight firing after ceasefire deal
