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India y Pakistán alcanzan un alto el fuego, pero intercambian acusaciones de violaciones
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India and Pakistan traded accusations of ceasefire violations early Sunday, hours after US President Donald Trump announced that the nuclear-armed neighbours had stepped back from the brink of full-blown war.
India's foreign secretary said it retaliated after Pakistan's "repeated violations" of the truce, while Pakistan said it "remains committed" to the ceasefire and that its forces were handling violations by India with "responsibility and restraint."
AFP staff in Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir reported hearing loud explosions. A senior official in Pakistani-run Kashmir told AFP that "intermittent exchange of fire is ongoing" across the de facto border in the contested region, the Line of Control (LoC).
More details were not immediately available, and it was not possible to independently verify the claims.
On Saturday, Pakistan and India had agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire after days of deadly jet fighter, missile, drone and artillery attacks which killed at least 60 people and saw thousands flee their homes along the border as well as in divided Kashmir.
The news had been surprisingly announced by Trump.
"After a long night of talks mediated by the United States, I am pleased to announce that India and Pakistan have agreed to a FULL AND IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE. Congratulations to both Countries on using Common Sense and Great Intelligence," Trump posted.
India's foreign secretary Vikram Misri had said that both sides would "stop all firing and military action on land, air and sea" with effect from 5:00 pm (1130 GMT).
He later accused Pakistan of "repeated violations" and said the Indian armed forces "are giving an adequate and appropriate response."
Meanwhile, the foreign ministry in Islamabad said Pakistan "remains committed to faithful implementation" of the truce.
"Notwithstanding the violations being committed by India in some areas, our forces are handling the situation with responsibility and restraint," it said.
- 'Vigilant' -
The conflict was touched off by an attack last month in the Indian-administered side of Kashmir that killed 26 tourists, mostly Hindu men, which Delhi blamed on Islamabad.
India accused the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba -- a UN-designated terrorist organisation -- of carrying out the attack, but Islamabad has denied any involvement and called for an independent probe.
Militants have stepped up operations in Kashmir since 2019, when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist government revoked its limited autonomy and took the state under direct rule from New Delhi.
The countries have fought several wars over the territory, which both claim in full but administer separate portions of since gaining independence from British rule in 1947.
"The ceasefire is a positive step," said Bilal Shabbir, an IT consultant in Muzaffarabad, in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
"En la guerra, no solo mueren soldados, sino sobre todo civiles; y en este caso, habrían sido los habitantes de Cachemira".
En Srinagar, el residente Sukesh Khajuria fue más cauteloso.
"El alto el fuego es bienvenido, pero es difícil confiar en Pakistán. Tenemos que estar alerta", afirmó.
El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Marco Rubio, dijo que el alto el fuego se produjo después de que él y el vicepresidente JD Vance se reunieran con altos funcionarios de ambos lados.
Rubio también dijo en X que habían acordado "iniciar conversaciones sobre un amplio conjunto de temas en un sitio neutral".
El día X, el primer ministro de Pakistán, Shehbaz Sharif, dijo que su país –que desde hace mucho tiempo ha buscado la mediación internacional en Cachemira– "aprecia" la intervención estadounidense.
Sin embargo, India se ha opuesto sistemáticamente a la mediación y los observadores se muestran escépticos respecto de la tregua.
"El alto el fuego se acordó apresuradamente y en un momento en el que las tensiones estaban en su punto más alto", escribió en X el analista del sur de Asia radicado en Estados Unidos Michael Kugelman, tras las denuncias de violaciones.
"India parece haber interpretado el acuerdo de forma diferente a Estados Unidos y Pakistán, y probablemente no esté muy interesada en las conversaciones más amplias que exige. Mantenerlo planteará desafíos", advirtió.
La noticia del alto el fuego fue recibida con alivio por países como Gran Bretaña e Irán, así como por las Naciones Unidas.
China, que limita con India y Pakistán, dijo que Beijing estaba "dispuesto a seguir desempeñando un papel constructivo" y seguía preocupado por cualquier escalada, según la agencia de noticias estatal Xinhua.
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