Pakistan violates ceasefire for third night, Indian Army responds effectively

NEW DELHI: For the third consecutive night, Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire agreement by resorting to unprovoked firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir. Officials told PTI on Sunday that Indian Army soldiers "responded effectively" to the latest provocation.

"On the intervening night of April 26-27, Pakistan Army posts initiated unprovoked small arms fire across the LoC in areas opposite the Tutmari Gali and the Rampur sectors," the officials said. They confirmed that Indian troops "responded effectively with appropriate small arms fire".

The latest breach follows similar incidents reported on the nights of April 24-25 and 25-26, when Pakistani forces opened unprovoked fire across multiple locations along the LoC. Defence officials said no casualties have been reported so far and added that Indian troops continue to exercise firm control along the border.

The repeated ceasefire violations come at a time when security has been tightened across Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack on 22 April. Twenty-five Indian nationals and one Nepali citizen were killed in the attack at Baisaran meadow, with several others injured. In response, security forces have launched extensive cordon and search operations across Anantnag district, detaining around 175 suspects to dismantle terrorist support networks.

Additional mobile vehicle check points have been set up along key highways, including Jammu-Rajouri-Poonch, while forces remain on high alert. Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi recently visited Srinagar to review the security situation and was briefed on both counterterror operations and Pakistan’s repeated ceasefire violations.