Pakistani troops on Monday allegedly violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Uri sector, PTI reported. Baramulla Senior Superintendent of Police Imtiyaz Hussain said the Pakistani troops fired mortar shells in the Kamalkote area.

No casualties or property damage was reported.

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had written to his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan, seeking to initiate bilateral dialogue, Dawn reported.

Qureshi’s statement came a day after Imran Khan said his government would work to establish good relations with all the country’s neighbours and hold talks to normalise ties, Geo TV reported. “There is a need for peace and without it, we cannot improve the country’s situation,” Khan said in his first address to the nation since being sworn in as the country’s 22nd prime minister.