Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif on May 15 offered peace talks with India, linking the proposal to Kashmir issue. India earlier reiterated its firm stance, stating the only discussion point is the vacation of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

People in Kashmir say they are relieved but uneasy after India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire. The deal was intended to defuse the worst military confrontation between the two countries in decades.

Explosions were reported in the area of Kashmir controlled by India after the ceasefire took effect. President Donald Trump said that the agreement was the result of U.S.-mediated talks. Pakistani and Indian leaders did not cite U.