New Delhi:
Hours after the ceasefire was announced, India said on Saturday evening that Pakistan has violated the understanding and the armed forces are responding appropriately.
In a statement around 11 pm, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said, “Over the past three hours, there have been repeated violations of the understanding arrived at earlier this evening between the Directors General of Military Operations of India and Pakistan. This is a breach of the understanding arrived at earlier today. The armed forces are giving an adequate and appropriate response to these violations and we take very, very serious notice of these violations.”
Calling upon Pakistan to take appropriate steps to address the violations and deal with the situation with “seriousness and responsibility”, Mr Misri added, “The armed forces are maintaining a strong vigil on the situation. They have been given instructions to deal strongly with any instances of repetition of the violations along the International Border as well as the Line of Control.”
Mr Misri’s statement came after drones were sighted and intercepted in various locations in Jammu and Kashmir, including Srinagar, and parts of Gujarat as well.
“What the hell just happened to the ceasefire? Explosions heard across Srinagar,” Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said in a post on X at 8.53 pm.
Another post, less than 20 minutes later, was even more pointed: “This is no ceasefire. The air defence units in the middle of Srinagar just opened up,” he wrote.
