Pakistan denies India’s ceasefire violation accusations

India’s military sent a “hotline message” to Pakistan on Sunday about violations of a ceasefire agreed days earlier and informed it of New Delhi’s intent to respond if it was repeated, a top Indian army officer said.

India’s Director General of Military Operations Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai was speaking as a fragile ceasefire appeared to be holding after both sides blamed the other for initial violations on Saturday night.

A spokesman for Pakistan’s military denied the allegations. “No violation is being made by the Pakistan army or armed forces of the ceasefire,” the spokesman said during a press conference with representation from the country’s air force and navy.

The truce announced on Saturday followed four days of intense fighting between the nuclear-armed neighbours. In the worst fighting in nearly three decades, they fired missiles and drones at each other’s military installations, killing almost 70 people.

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Pakistan says India will ‘bear the repercussions’ as death toll from strikes climbs

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On Monday, the Indian army said the preceding night had “remained largely peaceful across … Kashmir and other areas along the international border.”