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.

The neighbors have been in conflict over the disputed border region since their independence and partition in 1947.