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Pakistan Continues Ceasefire Violations For Eighth Straight Night; India Responds Firmly Amid Rising Tensions
An Indian Army soldier keeps a close watch on line of control (LoC) (File Photo) (Representative Image)
For the eighth consecutive night, Pakistani forces carried out ceasefire violations across several sectors along the LoC, including Kupwara, Baramulla, Poonch, Naushera, and Akhnoor.
The Indian Army has responded to Pakistan's unprovoked ceasefire violations in a calibrated and proportionate manner, India Today reported.
This comes two days after India issued a stern warning to Pakistan over these repeated violations along the Line of Control (LoC) amid rising tensions between the two countries after the 22 April Pahalgam terror attack.
The Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) of both countries held a hotline discussion on Tuesday to address the continuing ceasefire violations by Pakistan.
Initially, Pakistani troops started unprovoked small arms firing at several posts along the LoC in Kupwara and Baramulla districts of north Kashmir, and later expanded the ceasefire violations to the Poonch sector and subsequently to the Akhnoor sector of the Jammu region.
It was followed by small arms firing on several posts along the LoC in the Sunderbani and Naushera sectors of Rajouri district on Tuesday night.
The unprovoked firing began the night of 24 April— just hours after India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty in response to the terror attack that killed 26—starting in the Kashmir Valley and spreading along the LoC.
India and Pakistan had agreed to a renewed ceasefire along the borders in Jammu and Kashmir in February 2021.
Back in February 2021, both countries' DGMOs had reiterated their commitment to the 2003 ceasefire agreement to ensure peace along the de facto border.
India and Pakistan share a 3,323 km-long border comprising the International Border (2,400 km), the Line of Control (740 km), and the 110 km Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL) in the Siachen region from NJ 9842 to Indira Col in the north.
