India-Pakistan truce appears to hold despite accusations of violations

Our live coverage of the conflict between India and Pakistan has wrapped up for the day.

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India’s military says it downed “a few” Pakistani aircraft during its conflict with Islamabad, although it says it couldn’t give exact numbers as the wreckage of the planes had fallen outside India’s border.

“Their planes were prevented from coming inside our border so we do not have the wreckage with us but definitely we have downed a few planes,” India’s Director General of Military Operations (DMGO) Rajiv Ghai said in a briefing Sunday.

He said that the country’s military are still exploring the “technical details.”

Ghai added that the Pakistan army is reported to have lost approximately 35 to 40 personnel in artillery and small arms firing on the Line of Control (LoC) – the de facto border separating Indian- and Pakistan-administered Kashmir – between the 7th and 10th of May.

India lost five military personnel, he said.

According to Ghai, “over 100 terrorists were killed by Indian operations.”

CNN cannot verify the claims. Pakistan has previously claimed to have shot down five Indian jets.

In Pakistan-administered Kashmir, locals who have endured restless nights along the Line of Control (LoC) – a flashpoint area in the recent hostilities between Islamabad and New Delhi – remain skeptical about the ceasefire which on Saturday brought an abrupt end to the conflict.

Mian Mehboob ul Hassan, a resident of Leepa Valley on the Line of Control (LoC), told CNN that India had a “bad track record” of sticking to ceasefires in the past.

However, he welcomed the cessation in hostilities and said it offered both sides a “privilege.”

Farooq Haider Khan, the former prime minister of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, similarly said he believed the truce would only be temporary. He told CNN that India had not respected ceasefires in previous conflicts.

Despite accusations of violations from both sides, the truce announced Saturday appears to be holding.

People wave Pakistani flags in celebration after the ceasefire announcement with India, in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Saturday.

After initial accusations of violations, a ceasefire between India and Pakistan appears to be holding on Sunday.

Pakistan’s foreign ministry late on Saturday local time said the country “remains committed” to upholding the truce, while an Indian defense source told CNN Sunday that the air force’s operational readiness remains high.

Here are the latest developments:

Pope Leo XIV delivers his first Sunday blessing at St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, on May 11.

Pope Leo XIV welcomed the ceasefire between India and Pakistan in his first Sunday address, which also saw him appeal for peace in Ukraine and Gaza.

Also during his “message of peace” to the huge crowds gathered St. Peter’s Square, the new pope called for peace in Ukraine, as well as a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages. He called for humanitarian aid to be provided “to the exhausted population” in Gaza.

India’s military action against Pakistan has sent a bold message to terrorists, India’s defense minister said Sunday.

Addressing an event on Sunday, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said that the terrorists who had killed 26 people in Indian-administered Kashmir last month and “erased the sindoor of many families had now been brought to justice.”

The word ‘sindoor’ is a reference to the red vermilion, or powder, that many Hindu women wear on their foreheads after marriage and is a symbolic nod to the killings in April, which left several women widowed.

Singh said that India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, had sent a clear message that India will carry out “impactful action” against terrorism, “whether it is on this side of the border or across the border.”

The 26 killed at a scenic mountain spot in Indian-administered Kashmir were mostly Indian tourists. India blamed the attack on Pakistan-based terrorists. Islamabad denied the accusation. The attack served as the trigger for India to launch its military action – dubbed “Operation Sindoor” – against Pakistan.

After launching its first strikes against Islamabad on Wednesday, New Delhi said it was targeting “terrorist infrastructure” in the country. It later also acknowledged targeting Pakistani military infrastructure.

The Indian Air Force said Sunday that its military operation against Pakistan had been “successfully executed” but was “still ongoing.”

An Indian defense source told CNN Sunday that the air force’s operational readiness is still high despite the ceasefire announced on Saturday.

“Since the Operations are still ongoing, a detailed briefing will be conducted in due course.”

Since the truce came into effect on Saturday at 5pm Indian time (730a ET) both sides have accused each other of ceasefire violations.

India’s foreign secretary, Vikram Misri, told a news conference on Saturday that there had been “repeated violations” of the agreement.

There have been no fresh strikes or drone flights reported in Pakistan Sunday.

Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday that it appreciated the constructive role played by the US and other friendly states “in supporting the recent ceasefire understanding between Pakistan and India, a step towards de-escalation and regional stability.”

An Indian soldier feeds pigeons at a market in Srinagar, in India-administered Kashmir, on Sunday.

Residents of Indian-administered Kashmir say they are relieved and happy that India and Pakistan have reached a ceasefire agreement, and are assessing the damage caused by days of tit-for-tat strikes.

“People are coming back to the village… there is hope finally that things will be better,” the student, who asked not to be named, told CNN.

A 30-year-old resident, who lives near the town of Kupwara in India-administered Kashmir and also asked not to be named, said “people are out and about, smoking, discussing the politics between India and Pakistan.”

“One day ago, people thought they would leave their homes and the next day we have this news. We are very happy and hopeful,” the resident said.

Video showed markets reopening and people walking through the streets of several towns in India-administered Kashmir.

Mohammed Tahir, a resident of Srinagar in India-administered Kashmir, told CNN the ceasefire “offers a window for stability” and that he hopes it holds.

“Otherwise the current calm risks being a temporary respite,” he said.

Deepika Pushkar Nath, a lawyer from Jammu, told CNN that on Saturday “everything was shut down and no-one was moving out, markets were closed.”

Then people saw President Trump’s post that there was a ceasefire and there was relief, Nath said. Some people felt that the war was ending too soon and India should have continued to fight, he said, but others were happy to return to their normal lives.

Even so, Nath added: “There is also a lingering anger, people are asking why Pakistan is celebrating. Did we lose?”

A dry path of the Indus River in Jamshoro and Kotri district in Hyderabad, Pakistan, on May 6.

A key water-sharing pact between India and Pakistan remains suspended, a source within India’s foreign ministry told CNN, despite the two countries reaching a ceasefire agreement on Saturday.

India suspended its involvement in the Indus Water Treaty days after last month’s deadly massacre of tourists in India-administered Kashmir. It has been in force since 1960 and is regarded as a rare diplomatic success story between the two fractious neighbors.

“There is no pre- or post-condition of the ceasefire. The call was initiated from Pakistan. The Indus Water Treaty will remain in abeyance,” the source told CNN.

The treaty governs the sharing of water from the enormous Indus River system, a vital resource supporting hundreds of millions of livelihoods across Pakistan and northern India. The Indus originates in Tibet and flows through China and India-controlled Kashmir before reaching Pakistan.

Islamabad has called any attempt to stop or divert water belonging to Pakistan an “act of war.”

On Sunday, Pakistan’s defense minister told Geo News that the water treaty was among its top priorities in discussions with India, as well as disputed Kashmir and “terrorism.”

CNN has reached out to Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs for further comment.

This post has been updated with additional information.

US President Donald Trump said he is “proud” that Washington was able to help India and Pakistan reach an immediate ceasefire, and said he would increase trade “substantially” with both countries.

“I am very proud of the strong and unwavering powerful leadership of India and Pakistan for having the strength, wisdom and fortitude to fully know and understand that it was time to stop the current aggression,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social late Saturday.

India has downplayed US involvement, with its Ministry of Information saying the agreement was worked out “directly between the two countries,” but Pakistani officials have heaped praise on Washington.

“We thank President Trump for his leadership and proactive role for peace in the region,” said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday.

In his post, Trump went on to say: “While not even discussed, I am going to increase trade, substantially, with both of these great Nations.”

And he pledged to see if a solution could be reached on the Kashmir dispute, writing: “I will work with you both to see if, after a ‘thousand years,’ a solution can be arrived at concerning Kashmir.”

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on March 27.

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke with top officials from India and Pakistan on Saturday, shortly before a ceasefire was reached between Islamabad and New Delhi to bring an end to the dangerous spiral of tit-for-tat strikes, Beijing’s foreign ministry said.

Speaking separately with Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, Wang emphasized China’s support for an immediate ceasefire and stressed the need to adhere to it to prevent further conflict, according to readouts from China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

China, a neighbor to both India and Pakistan, has urged the countries to avoid further escalating a conflict that would threaten regional stability, and to resolve their differences through dialogue.

“The current international situation is complex and turbulent, and the peace and stability of Asia are hard-won and should be treasured,” Wang told Doval, China’s readout said.

In a separate call, Dar thanked China for its mediation efforts aimed at achieving a ceasefire and expressed a desire to maintain close communication with China, according to a readout from Pakistan’s foreign ministry.

Pakistan and India agreed to an immediate ceasefire later Saturday, unexpectedly halting the spiral of retaliatory military operations triggered by last month’s massacre of tourists in Pahalgam in India-administered Kashmir.

Pakistan is observing an Islamic day of thanksgiving on Sunday, after the government agreed to an immediate ceasefire with India in the wake of tit-for-tat strikes that appeared to be spiraling out of control.

The day, known as “Youm-e-Tashakur” in Urdu, is being observed to offer gratitude to Allah, pay tribute to the armed forces, and celebrate national unity, according to a statement released by the prime minister’s office.

“’Operation Bunyan Marsus’ gave an effective and comprehensive reply to the enemy’s aggression,” the statement said, referring to the military operation which Pakistan launched Sunday, after it said India targeted multiple military bases.

In remarks delivered Saturday, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the nation’s forces “made military history” in their fight against India, and expressed gratitude to the country’s allies in helping to establish a truce.

Pakistan’s foreign ministry late on Saturday local time said the country “remains committed to a faithful implementation of the ceasefire” announced with India earlier in the day, amid accusations of ceasefire violations from both sides.

The foreign ministry statement accused India of committing violations of the truce “in some areas,” without giving specific details, but said Pakistan’s armed forces handled the situation with “responsibility and restraint.”

Pakistan said it believed that any issues in implementing the ceasefire should be addressed through communication at the “appropriate levels” and urged troops on the ground to exercise discretion.

A resident watches his smartphone as Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses the nation in Islamabad on Saturday.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said his forces “made military history” in their fight against India after the two sides reached a ceasefire agreement on Saturday.

In a televised address late Saturday night local time, the leader did not address reports of explosions in Kashmir or respond to allegations from India’s foreign secretary, who accused Pakistan of violating the countries’ nascent truce.

Instead, he focused on applauding Pakistan’s military response and expressing gratitude for his country’s allies.

Sharif thanked US President Donald Trump for mediating the ceasefire talks, after a day in which Islamabad and New Delhi diverged in describing the significance of Washington’s role in securing the truce.

Sharif also thanked the leaders of China, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Qatar and the United Kingdom for their efforts in helping establish the ceasefire.

“Our forces have been rewarded with the most magnificent honor and pride,” Sharif said as he thanked Pakistan’s military leadership.

A top Pakistani government official rejected Indian claims that Pakistan had violated a ceasefire with India.

“Violation of ceasefire agreement from our side is out of question,” Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar told Pakistani news channel Geo News.

“The people of Pakistan were celebrating their victory against India,” Tarar said.

India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri speaks during a press briefing in New Delhi on Saturday.

India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri accused Pakistan of repeatedly violating the ceasefire agreement on Saturday, after explosions were heard in both the India- and Pakistan-administered parts of Kashmir.

“For the last few 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,” Misri said in a televised address Saturday night.

Misri said India is calling on Pakistan to take “appropriate steps to address these violations and deal with the situation with seriousness and responsibility.” He added that India’s military has been instructed to “deal strongly” with violations of the ceasefire along the border and the Line of Control in Kashmir.

Pakistan has not yet publicly responded to Misri’s allegations. Pakistan’s prime minister is scheduled to speak late this evening local time.

The sounds of multiple explosions were heard over Pakistan-administered Kashmir early Saturday evening local time.

In videos shared with CNN from the Bhimber district, dozens of explosions can be heard reverberating through the sky in rapid bursts. The videos also appear to show specks of light, possibly projectiles flying through the air.

A local government source told CNN that the explosions were attacks from the Indian side of the Line of Control, the mutually agreed upon ceasefire line in Kashmir.

CNN is unable to verify these claims and has reached out to the Pakistan and Indian militaries for comment.

Here’s the view on the ground, from a video obtained by CNN:

View from Pakistan-administered Kashmir

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View from Pakistan-administered Kashmir

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Explosions on the Indian side: This comes after blasts rocked Srinagar in India-administered Kashmir earlier Saturday. Witnesses and at least one Indian government official in Kashmir and the border states of Punjab and Gujarat also reported drone sightings and the sound of nearby explosions.

CNN’s Esha Mitra contributed reporting to this post.

Pakistan is prepared to engage in “constructive diplomacy” with India, the country’s foreign ministry said today, adding that it wants to resolve all issues “including the Jammu and Kashmir Dispute, through peaceful means.”

The lengthy written statement — issued in the hours after a ceasefire had been agreed between India and Pakistan — sought to explain and clarify Islamabad’s actions and motivations in recent days.

The ministry also said Pakistan is calling on the international community to play its part in preventing any further escalations between the two nuclear-armed states.

US Vice President JD Vance attends an event in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Tuesday.

A core group of top US officials — including Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State and interim national security adviser Marco Rubio and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles — had been closely monitoring the escalating conflict between India and Pakistan when on Friday morning, the US received alarming intelligence, Trump administration officials told CNN.

While they declined to describe the nature of the information, citing its sensitivity, they said it was critical in persuading the three officials that the US should escalate its involvement.

Vance himself would call Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Behind the scenes: Vance briefed President Donald Trump on the plan, then spoke with Modi at noon eastern time on Friday, making clear to the Indian prime minister that the White House believed there was a high probability for dramatic escalation as the conflict went into the weekend, the administration officials said. Vance encouraged Modi to have his country communicate with Pakistan directly and to consider options available for de-escalation, the officials said.

At that point, the officials said, the US believed the two sides were not talking, and they needed to get them back to the bargaining table. Vance also outlined to Modi a potential off-ramp that the US understood the Pakistanis would be amenable to, the officials said, though they did not offer details.

Following the call, State Department officials, including Rubio, began working the phones with their counterparts in India and Pakistan through the night, the sources said.

The Trump administration was not involved in helping draft the agreement, the administration officials said, and viewed their role mostly as getting the two sides together to talk. But from the US perspective, Vance’s call to Modi was a critical moment.

Streaks of light illuminate the sky as India's air defense systems engage hostile objects in Jammu, India-administered Kashmir, on Saturday.

Strong blasts were heard across the city of Srinagar in India-administered Kashmir just hours after a ceasefire was announced between India and Pakistan.

“What the hell just happened to the ceasefire? Explosions heard across Srinagar,” Omar Abdullah, chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, said in a post on X.

A CNN stringer reported a host of explosions on Saturday evening local time followed by a blackout. The cause of the blasts was not immediately clear.

The explosions can be heard in this video posted by Abdullah:

Explosions heard in Indian-administered Kashmir

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Explosions heard in Indian-administered Kashmir

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