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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi, Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad and Aakash Hassan in Kashmir

India and Pakistan agree Kashmir ceasefire but accuse each other of breaches

India and Pakistan have agreed to a US-mediated ceasefire with immediate effect, though its longevity was thrown into question after reports of cross-border shelling and explosions in Indian-administered Kashmir just hours after it was announced.

The ceasefire – which was hoped to end days of escalating clashes between the two nuclear-armed countries – was first declared by the US president, Donald Trump, on Saturday afternoon, after 48 hours of diplomacy between India and Pakistan, apparently brokered by the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and vice-president, JD Vance.

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