Multiple explosions were heard in Srinagar just hours after India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire, following rising tensions between the two countries.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed his satisfaction with the ceasefire between India and Pakistan. He stated that it was a welcome step, though belated. Abdullah highlighted the need for relief and compensation for those affected by the cross-border shelling in Jammu,

Multiple blasts were heard in Jammu city in Indian Kashmir for the second day on Friday, and projectiles seen in the night sky after a blackout, two Reuters witnesses said.