Pakistani troops continued to violate the ceasefire agreement along the Line of Control (LoC) for the ninth consecutive night, targeting multiple sectors including Kupwara, Uri, and Akhnoor in Jammu and Kashmir. The Indian Army responded in a proportionate and calibrated manner to the fresh provocations.
The ongoing ceasefire violations come in the wake of the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam that claimed 26 lives, sharply escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. On April 24, just hours after India announced the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty in response to the massacre, Pakistani forces began a series of unprovoked firings along the LoC.
The situation prompted a hotline conversation earlier this week between the Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) of both nations. India conveyed its strong protest over the continuing ceasefire breaches and urged Pakistan to uphold the 2003 agreement, reaffirmed in February 2021, that aims to preserve calm along the volatile frontier.
Since April 24, Pakistan has taken several escalatory steps, including the closure of its airspace to Indian commercial airlines, the shutting of the Wagah border, and the suspension of all bilateral trade. Islamabad also issued a provocative statement warning that any attempt by India to divert water under the Indus Waters Treaty would be deemed an “act of war”.
The current wave of violations has shattered the relative calm observed since the 2021 recommitment to the ceasefire pact. The renewed hostilities threaten to unravel years of efforts to prevent a return to open conflict along the 740-km-long LoC, which has historically witnessed heavy cross-border shelling and loss of life on both sides.
India shares a total of 3,323 km of border with Pakistan, segmented into three components: the International Border (IB), spanning roughly 2,400 km from Gujarat to Jammu’s Chenab River; the LoC, stretching 740 km from Jammu through the Kashmir Valley to Leh; and the 110-km-long Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL) that cuts through the Siachen Glacier.
While the Army has so far restrained from any large-scale retaliation, officials stated that all necessary measures have been taken to ensure civilian safety in the affected areas and to maintain operational preparedness.
The government has reiterated its commitment to national security and warned that provocations will not go unanswered. “The Indian Army is responding with restraint and maturity, but any further escalation will be met with appropriate force,” a defence source said.
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