Firing along LoC, International Border in 4 J-K districts as Pakistan violates ceasefire again-OxBig News Network

Following an exchange of fire along the Line of Control, Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked firing along the International Border in the Jammu region, prompting Indian forces to ‘respond effectively’, officials said on Wednesday.

This marked the sixth consecutive night of ceasefire violations by Pakistan along the LoC, amidst heightened tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad following a recent terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22.

According to the Army, during the night of April 29–30, Pakistan Army posts initiated unprovoked small-arms fire across the LoC opposite the Naushera, Sunderbani, and Akhnoor sectors in Jammu and Kashmir.

“The Indian Army troops responded swiftly and proportionately,” officials said.

Similar incidents of unprovoked small-arms fire were also reported from Pakistani posts across the LoC in the Baramulla and Kupwara districts in the Kashmir Valley, and across the International Border in the Pargwal sector in Jammu district, they added.

Initially, the firing began in Kupwara and Baramulla districts and then spread to the Poonch and Akhnoor sectors. It further escalated to the Sunderbani and Naushera sectors in Rajouri district, followed by firing along the IB in Pargwal sector.

This marks the first reported exchange of fire along the International Border since last week, with previous incidents largely confined to LoC sectors.

Since the night of April 24, shortly after India suspended the Indus Water Treaty in response to the killing of 26 people in the Pahalgam terror attack, Pakistani troops have been engaging in unprovoked firing at various locations along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir, starting from the Kashmir Valley.