Pakistan violates ceasefire hours after peace agreement, shelling reported across border districts
New Delhi: Just hours after agreeing to a full ceasefire, Pakistan has reportedly violated the peace deal with fresh shelling and air raids in several Indian border districts, including Barmer in Rajasthan and Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir, reported Hindustan Times.
The ceasefire had been announced on Saturday by U.S. President Donald Trump, who stated that the agreement between India and Pakistan was mediated by the United States.
The ceasefire were confirmed by Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. Both countries had agreed to halt all military actions across land, air, and sea, on Saturday evening.
However, India clarified that the Indus Waters Treaty would remain suspended and that the existing visa ban on Pakistani nationals would continue.
In a joint press briefing held by the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Defence, Air Commodore Raghu Nair stated that despite the ceasefire agreement, India remained fully prepared to defend its sovereignty.
According to Hindustan Times, following Pakistan's renewed shelling, multiple explosions were reported across Srinagar and other border areas. Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, expressed shock at the violation, which came so soon after the peace accord.
Emergency blackouts will be reportedly enforced in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur and Ferozepur districts. The blackouts, which had earlier been cancelled following the peace announcement, were reinstated after Pakistan resumed attacks.
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MP boat tragedy: Death toll climbs to 13; body of last missing person recovered
Jabalpur (PTI): The bodies of a five-year-old boy and his uncle were recovered from Bargi Dam in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur district on Sunday morning, raising the death toll in the cruise boat tragedy to 13, police said.
The boat, around 20 years old and operated by the state tourism department, capsized during a storm on Thursday evening.
"The bodies of Mayuram (5) and his uncle Kamraj (around 50), an employee of the Ordnance Factory in Khamaria, were found floating and were fished out of the dam," Bargi Sub Divisional Officer of Police Anjul Ayank Mishra told PTI over the phone.
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All 13 missing persons identified have now been accounted for, he said, adding the bodies were sent to a government hospital for postmortem.
Teams comprising around 20 Army divers airlifted from Agra, along with personnel from the National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force and local divers, were involved in the search operation, the police said.
Of the 41 identified passengers on board the vessel, 28 were rescued after the incident, according to the police.
The CCTV footage near the boarding point showed 43 people heading towards the boat, though the identities of 41 passengers have been confirmed so far, they said.
The state government on Friday ordered a probe into the incident and dismissed three crew members. It also banned the operation of similar vessels in the state.
