The neighbors have been in conflict over the disputed border region since their independence and partition in 1947.

Indian Deputy Foreign Minister Vikram Misri announced on Saturday that Pakistan had breached a ceasefire agreement reached only a few hours earlier and urged the authorities in Islamabad to cease such actions.

Multiple explosions were heard in two cities in India-controlled Kashmir hours after India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire deal, following the US-led talks to end the most serious military confrontation between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades. Residents said the loud explosions in Srinagar and Jammu were followed by a blackout.