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.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday visited a residential locality in Jammu where an explosion damaged a house and several parked vehicles, officials said. Abdullah visited the explosion site in Rehari and interacted with the affected family,