A local official in the eastern Afghan province of Kunar said Pakistan's military had shelled parts of the province after the expiration overnight March 23 of Pakistan's pause on military operations surrounding the Eid al-Fitr holiday, AP reported on March 25. One unnamed Pakistani local official seemingly affirmed the renewal of clashes, telling AP the Afghan Taliban was responsible for the fresh fighting, but another unnamed senior Pakistani official offered a contrasting account, telling Arab News Pakistan that a tenuous ceasefire continued to hold.