A complete blackout was enforced in several areas of Jammu region in Jammu and Kashmir, and Ferozepur district in Punjab, while blasts were heard in Srinagar city on Saturday night, hours after an India-Pakistan ceasefire was announced.

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 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,