However, the optimism surrounding the ceasefire was soon overshadowed by renewed hostilities. On the evening of May 10, Indian authorities reported that the agreement had already been breached.

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At 2.09 am on Saturday, Ahmad Subhan, who lives near an air base in the Pakistan military garrison city of Rawalpindi, heard the first explosion that rattled the windows of his house - and took South Asia to the brink of war.