Pahalgam terror attack: Pak troops target 8 sectors along LoC as unprovoked firing continues for 10th night
Pakistan's paramilitary soldier, left, and Indian Border Security Forces soldier, right, stand guard on their sides, during a daily closing ceremony at the Wagah, a joint post on the Pakistan and India border, near Lahore, Pakistan, Saturday, May 3, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control and carried out unprovoked firing at Indian posts for the tenth consecutive night on Saturday. The ceasefire violation was reported in eight sectors along the LoC on Saturday.
According to Army officials, Indian troops responded "promptly" to Pakistan's unprovoked firing across LoC in eight sectors. "During the night of 03–04 May 2025, Pakistan Army posts resorted to unprovoked small arms fire across the LoC in areas opposite Kupwara, Baramulla, Poonch, Rajauri, Mendhar, Naushera, Sunderbani, and Akhnoor in J&K. Indian Army responded promptly and proportionately," an Army official said. However, no casualties have been reported in the firing carried out since the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22.
The ceasefire violations along the LoC and International Border (IB) have been very rare since India and Pakistan renewed the ceasefire agreement on February 25, 2021. However, in the aftermath of diplomatic actions taken by India in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, Pakistani troops have resorted to unprovoked small-arms firing at Indian posts.
As a precautionary measure, villagers residing in the border areas have started cleaning their community and individual bunkers to make them habitable.
As many as 26 persons were killed in the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22. The deceased include 24 tourists from across the country, a Nepali citizen and a local horse rider. India announced a series of diplomatic measures against Pakistan, including the suspension of the Indus Water Treaty in the wake of the attack.
The unprovoked firing initially targeted Indian posts in Kupwara and Baramulla districts of north Kashmir, and it swiftly expanded to the Poonch sector and subsequently to the Akhnoor sector of the Jammu region.
Pakistan has been resorting to ceasefire violations despite a warning from India during a recent hotline conversation between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of both nations.
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