India military strikes Kashmir and Pakistan administered in Pakistan and Pakistan this week killed more than 100 activists, including their eminent leadership, said the Director General of Military Operations on Sunday. His comments came a day after India and Pakistan have concluded a cease-fire agreement after mediation talks led by the United States.
Lieutenant-General Rajiv Ghai said that the Armed Forces of India, during the recent violence, struck nine militant infrastructure and training facilities, including sites in the Lashkar-E-Taiba group that India blame for having carried out strikes by major activists in India and the contested region of Kashmir.
There was no way to check these statements independently.
“We reached total surprise,” Ghai said at a press conference in New Delhi, adding that Pakistan’s response was “erratic and shaken”.
Both countries accepted a truce Saturday after discussions with senior American officials to defuse the most serious military confrontation for them for decades. But the ceasefire was shaken a few hours later by night fights in the disputed cashmere, and the two parties accused themselves of rape the agreement several times. The drones were also spotted on Saturday evening on the cashmere administered by the Indians and the Western State of Gujarat, according to Indian officials.
The Indian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vikram Misri, said late Saturday Saturday, “repeated violations of understanding arrived between the two countries” to stop fire and accused Pakistan of raping the agreement.
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“We call on Pakistan to take the appropriate measures to remedy these violations and to face the situation of seriousness and responsibility,” he said at a press conference in New Delhi. Misri said the Indian army “retaliated” for what he called a “border intrusion”. In a statement Shared on social networks, the military’s chief of staff in India has granted commanders of the army commanders “counter-action” to any violation of the agreement.
The Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs blamed Indian forces for initially raped the ceasefire and said Pakistan had been engaged in their agreement.
“We believe that the smooth implementation problems of the ceasefire should be resolved by communication at appropriate levels,” said the ministry.
The escalation of violence began last week after a massacre of tourists firearms at the cashmere administered by the Indians. India blamed the attack on Pakistan, which denied any involvement.
As part of the ceasefire, nuclear arms neighbors agreed to immediately stop all military action on land, in the air and at sea.
People on both sides of the control line, which divide the territory, reported heavy exchanges of fire between Indian and Pakistani troops. The fights were calmed on Sunday morning.
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In the Kashmir Poonchre region administered by the Indians, people said that the intense bombings of the last days had traumatized them.
“Most people ran while shells were licensed,” said Sosan Zehra, student Sosan Zehra, who returned home on Sunday. “It was completely chaotic.”
In the Neelum Valley of Kashmir administered by Pakistan, which is 2 km from the control line, the residents said that there were exchanges of fire and heavy bombardments after the start of the ceasefire.
“We were satisfied with the announcement, but again, the situation is uncertain,” said Mohammad Zahid.
President Trump was the first to publish on the cease-fire agreement, announcing it on his social platform Truth. Indian and Pakistani officials confirmed the new one shortly after.
Pakistan thanked the United States, and in particular Trump, on several occasions for facilitating the ceasefire.
India has not said anything about Trump or the United States since the agreement was announced. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting on Sunday with senior government officials and soldiers.
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A UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Sunday that Secretary General Antonio Guterres praised the agreement as a positive step towards the relaxation of tensions.
“He hopes that the agreement will contribute to lasting peace and to promote an environment conducive to the resolution of broader and long -standing problems between the two countries,” said Dujarric.
India and the main military officials in Pakistan is expected to speak on Monday.
India and Pakistan have fought daily since Wednesday along the rugged and mountainous control line, which is marked by coils of razor wire, watchtowers and bunkers that wind through the foothills populated by villages, tangled bushes and forests.
They systematically blamed the other for starting the skirmishes, while insisting that they only laughed.
The cashmere is divided between the two countries and claimed by the two in its entirety. China also claims part of the cashmere, but is not involved in the fights.
India and Pakistan fought two of their three wars in the region and their links were shaped by conflicts, aggressive diplomacy and mutual suspicions, mainly because of their competing statements.