India and Pakistan blame each other as ceasefire violated hours after agreement

India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri accused Pakistan of breaching the ceasefire agreement. Picture: Karma Bhutia/AP

India and Pakistan have accused each other of violating a ceasefire just hours after it was agreed following talks to end the most serious military confrontation between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades.

The ceasefire had been expected to bring a swift end to weeks of escalating clashes, including missile and drone strikes, triggered by the mass shooting of tourists last month that India blames on Pakistan – which denies the charge.