India, Pakistan ceasefire holds after early violations and being at the brink of all-out war

Family members and others gather to pay their respects and attend the funeral of IAF (Indian Air Force) soldier Surendra Kumar who died during an attack on Udhampur, at his home in Mahradasi village, Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan, India, on Sunday, May 11, 2025. -- REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

POONCH, India(AFP): A ceasefire appeared to hold Sunday between India and Pakistan, hours after the nuclear-armed rivals accused each other of violating a truce that brought them back from the brink of all-out war.

The ceasefire was agreed on Saturday after four days of fighter, missile, drone and artillery attacks which killed at least 60 people and sent thousands fleeing, in the worst violence since India and Pakistan's last open conflict in 1999.