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Indian And Pakistani Troops Engaged In Brief Fire Exchange Along LoC On 20 September: Report
An Indian Army soldier (Representative Image)
Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged small arms fire in Kupwara’s Nowgam sector along the Line of Control (LoC) on the evening of 20 September, with no injuries reported, as per an India Today report.
The report mentioned that army sources clarified that the incident did not constitute a ceasefire violation.
“Brief exchange of small arms fire from both sides along the LoC, not amounting to ceasefire violations,” the sources were quoted as saying.
The firing began around 6:15 pm and continued intermittently for nearly an hour before stopping. The Army has not yet issued an official statement on the incident.
The exchange of fire comes months after tensions escalated in May, when India launched Operation Sindoor on 7 May in response to the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people.
During the four-day operation, Indian forces targeted Pakistani terror infrastructure, destroying several airbases and nine terror launch pads, while sustaining no notable damage. Both countries agreed to a ceasefire by 10 May, 2025.
The Army clarified, "There have been some media and social media reports regarding ceasefire violation in Poonch region. It is clarified that there has been NO ceasefire violation along the Line of Control. Please avoid spreading unverified information."
Speaking to Air Force veterans on Saturday (20 September), Air Chief Marshal AP Singh said Operation Sindoor ended once its objectives were met.
“We stopped the war very quickly. Yes, they were on the back foot, no doubt, but what were our objectives? Our objective was anti-terrorism. We had to strike them. We had done that. So if our objectives have been met, then why should we not terminate a conflict? Why should we carry on? Because any conflict has a lot of price which has to be paid.”
