India-Pakistan live: Pakistan and India accuse each other of violating ceasefire deal - as Trump talks of trade boost for both countries

'People haven't slept for days in Kashmir'

Kashmiri author Mirza Waheed has told Sky News that he fears "this is not the last time" India and Pakistan will fight.

Waheed told Matt Barbet that recent days have seen "the most intense and the most dangerous escalation" before warning "it's not going away".

"Until yesterday, I was terrified, and so was everybody in Kashmir," he said.

"I spoke to friends in Kashmir that said people hadn't slept for days, on the borders it's been a bloodbath.

"People have fled their homes, homes have been destroyed, shelling everywhere, home on fire, makeshift bunkers. It's been quite brutal."

Waheed added that he spoke to a friend recently who described families as "shivering in fear".

"Kashmiris have had enough, they are tried of enormous suffering, they paid the heaviest price."

Indian MP calls for Trump to be 'seriously educated' over Kashmir

Back to those comments we brought you from Donald Trump earlier this morning (see 5.24 post).

The US president said he wanted to increase trade with India and Pakistan before adding "I will work with you both to see if, after a 'thousand years', a solution can be arrived at concerning Kashmir."

An Indian MP has responded to those comments, calling for "someone in the US establishment" to "seriously educate their president" over Kashmir.

Manish Tewari took to social media site X to say Kashmir "is not a biblical 1,000 year old conflict" and pointed out that it began in 1947.

He went on to ask "how difficult is it to grasp this simple fact?"

India and Pakistan have fought several wars and conflicts since their independence from Britain in 1947, primarily due to territorial disputes over Kashmir.

Both countries claim the region as their own, but in reality control different sections of the territory.

The dispute over the land has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people since 1947, although outbreaks of sporadic violence had appeared to have eased in recent years.

Key water treaty between India and Pakistan remains suspended despite ceasefire

As time progressed after the ceasefire announcement yesterday, more details have been unveiled about what's in the agreement.

Sources have told Reuters that the Indus Water Treaty - a key water-sharing pact between India and Pakistan - remains suspended despite the ceasefire.

The 1960 treaty regulates water-sharing from the Indus River and its tributaries between the South Asian nations.

India suspended the treaty for the first time last month after the militant gun attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir which killed 26 people.

Speaking to Geo News after the ceasefire was announced yesterday, Pakistan's defence minister said the water treaty is among the country's priorities for talks with India.

'Thank God': Indian workers react to ceasefire

Around 28km from the border with Pakistan, locals in the Indian city of Amritsar have been reacting to the ceasefire.

"More than me, my family is happy because my children and wife have been calling me every hour to check on me," Guruman Singh, a security guard in the city told Reuters.

"Thank God the ceasefire happened."

India insisted its strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Wednesday were a response to the militant gun attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir last month which killed 26 people.

Satvir Singh Alhuwalia, a shopkeeper in Amritsar, told Reuters there has been an "uncertainty" since that moment.

"Ever since the day terrorists attacked people in Pahalgam we have been shutting our shops very early and there was an uncertainty," he said. 

"I am happy that at least there will be no bloodshed on both sides."

Pakistan responds to Trump's claim he can help solve Kashmir dispute

Some lines to bring you now from Pakistan's foreign office, which has once again referenced the US.

It said Pakistan welcomes Donald Trump's statement (which we brought you at 5.24) and remains committed to engaging with the US in efforts to promote peace.

Earlier, Trump said he wanted to increase trade with India and Pakistan before adding "I will work with you both to see if, after a 'thousand years', a solution can be arrived at concerning Kashmir."

While it said it will continue engaging with the US, Pakistan's foreign office reaffirmed that any just and lasting settlement of disputes involving Jammu and Kashmir must include the right of Kashmiri people to self-determination.

The scene in India-administered Kashmir as ceasefire holds

We've been telling you about how the ceasefire between India and Pakistan appears to be holding this morning despite earlier claims of violations. (see 7.04 post).

This is the scene at a market in Srinagar in India-administered Kashmir, where soldiers can be seen patrolling as shoppers roam the streets.

US pushed to increase involvement after receiving 'alarming intelligence'

US officials were persuaded into becoming involved in ceasefire talks after receiving "alarming intelligence", Trump administration officials have told CNN.

The core group of top US officials, including vice president JD Vance and US secretary of state Marco Rubio, had been monitoring the conflict between India and Pakistan.

Vance had said the fighting between the two sides was "fundamentally none of our business" earlier this week, but the reported intelligence led him to call India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

He's said to have told Modi that the White House believed there was a high probability for dramatic escalation as the conflict went into the weekend, urging him to hold direct talks with Pakistan and consider de-escalation options.

While the officials declined to describe the nature of the intelligence due to its sensitivity, they said it was critical in persuading the US to increase its involvement.

Watch: Pakistan PM hails Trump's 'pivotal' role in ceasefire

As we've just explained, the praise for America's involvement in the ceasefire agreement is only being heard on one side (see previous post).

While India has remained quiet on Donald Trump, Pakistan's prime minister thanked the US president for his "pivotal and paramount role" in the ceasefire.

Analysis: 'Huge sigh of relief' as ceasefire remains in place

There is a "huge sigh of relief" as the ceasefire between India and Pakistan remains in place, our Asia correspondent Cordelia Lynch has said.

She described the night as being "relatively quiet" despite the initial claims of ceasefire violations on both sides.

"I think what is telling is how it's being communicated to the domestic audiences in India and Pakistan," Lynch said, speaking from Pakistan.

"Here there is a sort of air of triumphalism... you get the sense that Pakistan feels like it's the stronger party coming out of this moment."

She also explained that the praise for America is only being heard from one side.

"Pakistan has certainly expressed its gratitude to Donald Trump, they claim America played a pivotal role," Lynch added.

"That is not echoed in New Delhi... they've been pretty quiet on America's involvement."

Fragile ceasefire appears to be holding this morning

There's relief in border towns between India and Pakistan this morning with reports suggesting that the fragile ceasefire is holding.

The ceasefire was first announced by Donald Trump yesterday before being swiftly confirmed by both sides.

But India and Pakistan went on to accuse each other of violating the agreement just hours after the announcement, with blasts from air defence systems heard in cities near the border under blackout.

By dawn, Reuters witnesses have reported that fighting and explosions have died down on both sides of the border, with power being restored to towns.

Trump hails 'historic and heroic' ceasefire

Donald Trump says he wants to increase trade with India and Pakistan after previously taking credit for achieving a ceasefire between the two countries.

"I will work with India Pakistan to see if, after a 'thousand years,' a solution can be arrived at concerning Kashmir", the US President wrote in a post on Truth Social.

'Millions of innocent people could have died'

He praised the "strong and unwaveringly powerful leadership of India and Pakistan for having the strength, wisdom, and fortitude... to stop the current aggression that could have lead to the death and destruction of so many, and so much".

He added: "Millions of good and innocent people could have died!"

-SKY NEWS