Major clashes in Kashmir despite ceasefire between India and Pakistan

A ceasefire to end the conflict between India and Pakistan has been shaken after overnight border fighting in the disputed Kashmir region.

People on both sides of the Line of Control, which divides the territory, reported heavy exchanges of fire between Indian and Pakistani troops. The fighting had subsided by this morning. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting today with top government and military officials.

The two countries agreed to a ceasefire a day earlier after talks to defuse a military confrontation following a gun massacre of tourists that India blames on Pakistan, which denies the accusation.

As part of the ceasefire, the neighbors agreed to immediately cease all fire and military operations on land, in the air and at sea. They accused each other of repeatedly violating the agreement just hours later.

Drones were spotted Saturday night over Indian-controlled Kashmir and the western state of Gujarat, according to Indian officials. In the Neelum Valley in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, which is three kilometers from the Line of Control, people said there was an exchange of fire and heavy shelling after the ceasefire began.