Indian Army responded "proportionately" to Pakistan's unprovoked firing across the Line of Control (LoC) for the twelfth consecutive night on Monday. Pakistan has been violating ceasefire along the LoC and firing at Indian posts in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack.
According to Indian Army officials, Pakistani troops carried out unprovoked firing at Indian posts in eight sectors along the LoC on Monday. However, no casualties have been reported in the firings till date.
"During the night of 05-06 May 2025, Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked small-arms firing from posts across the Line of Control in areas opposite Kupwara, Baramulla, Poonch, Rajouri, Mendhar, Naushera, Sunderbani and Akhnoor in J&K. Indian Army responded in a proportionate manner," an Army spokesperson said.
Pakistan has been resorting to unprovoked firing across the LoC in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22. India announced a slew of diplomatic measures against Pakistan following the attack in which 26 persons were killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam. The deceased include 24 tourists, a Nepali citizen and a local horse rider.
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India suspended the Indus Water Treaty, suspended visas to Pakistani nationals, closed the Attari border and downgraded strength at Indian and Pakistan Embassies located in the capital of both nations. India recalled its defence advisors in its Embassy in Islamabad and declared defence advisors and their support staff at the Pakistan Embassy in Delhi as Persona Non Grata.
India has vowed to avenge the gruesome killings in the Valley, considered to be the worst attack since the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. During a recent conversation over the hotline between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of both nations, India warned Pakistan against the ceasefire violations.
