Pakistan violates LoC ceasefire for 7th straight night

The officials on Thursday said that Pakistani troops continued ceasefire violations along the Line of Control for the seventh consecutive night by its unprovoked firing in several sectors across three border districts of Jammu and Kashmir and the Indian military responded proportionately reported news agency PTIThe exchange of fire occurred even though the directors general of military operations DGMOs of India and Pakistan spoke over the hotline on Tuesday amid rising tensions between the two countries over the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22During the night of April 30May 1 2025 Pakistan Army posts initiated unprovoked small arms fire across the Line of Control opposite Kupwara Uri and Akhnoor in the Union Territory of Jammu amp Kashmir a Defence spokesperson in Jammu said reported PTIIndian Army troops responded swiftly and proportionately he addedInitially commencing with unprovoked small arms firing at several posts along the LoC in the Kupwara and Baramulla districts of north Kashmir Pakistan swiftly expanded its ceasefire violation to the Poonch sector and subsequently to the Akhnoor sector of the Jammu regionIt was followed by small arms firing on several posts along the LoC in the Sunderbani and Naushera sectors of Rajouri district on Tuesday night Subsequently it expanded the firing to the Pargwal sector along the International Border in Jammu district reported PTISince the night of April 24 just hours after India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty following the killing of 26 people in the terror attack Pakistani troops have been resorting to unprovoked firing at various places along the LoC in JampK beginning from the Kashmir ValleyThe Pakistan military has been warned against the unprovoked firings people familiar with the DGMO talks saidOn April 24 Pakistan blocked its airspace for Indian airlines closed the Wagah border crossing suspended all trade with India and stated that any attempt to divert water meant for Pakistan under the Indus Waters Treaty would be considered an act of warIndia and Pakistan had agreed to a renewed ceasefire along the borders in Jammu and Kashmir in February 2021The situation has changed significantly since February 2021 when the DGMOs of India and Pakistan reiterated their commitment to the 2003 ceasefire agreement to ensure peace along the de facto border reported PTIIndia shares a total of 3323 km of border with Pakistan divided into three parts the International Border IB approximately 2400 km from Gujarat to the northern banks of the Chenab River in Akhnoor Jammu the Line of Control LoC 740 km long running from parts of Jammu to parts of Leh and the Actual Ground Position Line AGPL 110 km long dividing the Siachen region from NJ 9842 to Indira Col in the northWith inputs from PTIatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params