SRINAGAR: For the fifth consecutive night, Pakistani forces breached the ceasefire norms along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, drawing a precise and calibrated retaliation from the Indian Army.
The firing, which occurred amid escalating friction between New Delhi and Islamabad after last week’s deadly terrorist strike in Pahalgam, was reported near forward positions facing Kupwara and Baramulla districts, as well as in the Akhnoor region.
Between the night of April 28 and 29, Pakistani soldiers opened fire with small arms in a deliberate provocation across the LoC in sectors opposite Kupwara, Baramulla, and Akhnoor. The Indian Army retaliated with calculated precision, effectively countering the aggression, the Army stated.
Pakistani troops have consistently targeted various Indian military locations since Thursday night. At present, there have been no confirmed injuries or fatalities on the Indian side.
India, in reaction to the evidence of cross-border involvement in the Pahalgam attack which claimed 26 lives, including that of a Nepali national unveiled a series of stringent diplomatic and strategic actions last Wednesday.
These countermeasures included putting the 65-year-old Indus Waters Treaty on indefinite hold, sealing the land crossing at Attari, and expelling Pakistan’s military envoys stationed in India.
In a retaliatory move, Pakistan issued a threat to annul all existing agreements with India, including the historic 1972 Simla Accord, which underpins the legitimacy of the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
Meanwhile, India came down hard on Pakistan on Monday following a controversial admission by its Defence Minister, Khawaja Asif, who publicly acknowledged Pakistan’s longstanding complicity in aiding terrorist networks. The remarks were made during a televised interaction, sparking sharp condemnation from Indian authorities.
Asif, while speaking to a TV channel in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, was confronted with questions about Pakistan’s support for terrorist outfits. In response, he stated, “We have been involved in this murky business on behalf of the United States for thirty years, alongside the West and Britain.”
Reacting to the statement, India’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Yojna Patel, said Asif’s candid admission was anything but unexpected. She described it as a clear indictment of Pakistan’s role as a habitual offender in nurturing global terrorism.
“The entire international community has now witnessed Pakistan’s Defence Minister admitting, without hesitation, that his country has trained, equipped, and financed terrorist groups. This lays bare Pakistan’s double-dealing, and the world can no longer afford to ignore it,” Ambassador Patel asserted during her address.
She further expressed gratitude to the international fraternity for its resolute and unmistakable support in the wake of the Pahalgam massacre, which claimed 26 lives, including that of a Nepali national.
“This global unity against terrorism reflects the world’s firm rejection of any tolerance for such barbarity,” she concluded, emphasizing that Asif’s confession only reaffirms what India has been warning about for decades.
