Pakistan violated ceasefire in Jammu; Raid alert in Barmer

Hours after a ceasefire agreement was announced between India and Pakistan, renewed hostilities were reported across several Indian border states on Thursday evening. Drones were again spotted over Jammu’s Udhampur, while multiple explosions were heard in Srinagar, triggering sirens and an emergency blackout. Gunfire was reported from Baramulla and Budgam districts. The Border Security Force confirmed ceasefire violations in Akhnoor and RS Pura and stated that forces were responding accordingly. A complete blackout was also enforced in Katra and the Mata Vaishno Devi Bhawan area.

An incoming air raid alert was issued in Rajasthan’s Barmer, followed by urgent blackout enforcement across the district. In Punjab, drones were sighted in the Gurdaspur district, and several areas experienced blackouts. A senior government official confirmed “ceasefire violations along the LoC and drones over Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan.” The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, posted on X: “What the hell just happened to the ceasefire? Explosions heard across Srinagar!!!”

The ceasefire, announced on Saturday, followed Indian armed forces’ Operation Sindoor on May 7, which targeted terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The operation was a response to the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 civilians and was linked to gunmen from Pakistan. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had earlier said that his country believed the ceasefire marked “a new beginning.” US President Donald Trump had announced the ceasefire, stating it followed a “long night of talks mediated by the United States.” The Indian military stated it would adhere to the agreement while remaining “fully prepared and ever vigilant.”