The federal territory of Jammu and Kashmir observed the first peaceful night in days as the truce between Pakistan and India appeared to be largely holding after both nations claimed victory in the conflict.
The night remained mostly peaceful in Jammu and Kashmir and other areas along the international border, the Indian Army said, adding there were no reported incidents of military action on the “first calm night in recent days”.
The military operations chiefs of both India and Pakistan will resume talks on Monday evening on the next steps to ensure peace between the two nuclear-armed rivals.
The telephone conversation, which follows a ceasefire agreement between the nuclear-armed neighbours after four days of deadly fighting last week, was earlier scheduled to take place at noon (0630 GMT).
US president Donald Trump over the weekend pledged to find a solution to the long-running Kashmir dispute after the South Asian nations reached a ceasefire on Saturday afternoon, for which he took credit.
The truce announced on Saturday followed four days of intense fighting between the neighbours in one of the largest military escalations in nearly three decades, killing almost 70 people.
India’s military on Sunday claimed the strikes into Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir last week killed more than 100 militants, including prominent leaders.
Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai, the director general of military operations, said India’s armed forces struck nine militant infrastructure and training facilities, including sites of the Lashkar-e-Taiba group that India blames for carrying out major militant strikes in India and the disputed region of Kashmir.
“We achieved total surprise,” Lt Gen Ghai told reporters in New Delhi, adding Pakistan’s response was “erratic and rattled”.
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