Rapid gunfire rock Kashmir after ceasefire

way2barak May 11 : Barely four hours after India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire on Saturday, multiple explosions were reported in Srinagar and other parts of Jammu and Kashmir, triggering panic, sirens, and blackouts in several areas.

The evening was shattered by loud blasts, with streaks of light in the sky followed by rapid gunfire-like sounds. Sirens blared through the city as air defence systems appeared to activate, plunging many neighbourhoods into temporary darkness.

Similar reports of explosions and suspected aerial activity came from the border districts of Baramulla and Bandipora in north Kashmir, raising fears that the ceasefire, which had raised cautious hopes for calm, may already be unraveling.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah posted a video on X (formerly Twitter) showing what appeared to be a missile or interceptor streaking across the night sky. “This is no ceasefire. The air defence units in the middle of Srinagar just opened up.”