Escalating Tensions: Pakistani Forces Violate Ceasefire for Seventh Night Along LoC
Continued Ceasefire Violations by Pakistan
Jammu: For the seventh consecutive night, Pakistani military forces have engaged in ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC), with unprovoked gunfire reported across multiple sectors in Jammu and Kashmir. The Indian armed forces have responded appropriately, according to military officials on Thursday.
This exchange of fire occurred despite a recent communication between the directors general of military operations (DGMOs) from both nations, which took place over the hotline on Tuesday amid escalating tensions following the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22.
According to a Defence spokesperson in Jammu, 'During the night of April 30 to May 1, 2025, posts of the Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked small arms fire across the Line of Control opposite Kupwara, Uri, and Akhnoor in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir.'
The spokesperson noted that Indian Army personnel reacted swiftly and in a measured manner.
Initially, the unprovoked small arms fire began at various posts along the LoC in the Kupwara and Baramulla districts of northern Kashmir. Pakistan quickly escalated its ceasefire violations to include the Poonch sector and later the Akhnoor sector in Jammu.
The firing continued with small arms fire targeting several posts along the LoC in the Sunderbani and Naushera sectors of Rajouri district on Tuesday night, eventually extending to the Pargwal sector along the International Border in Jammu.
Since April 24, just hours after India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty in response to the terror attack that claimed 26 lives, Pakistani troops have been engaging in unprovoked firing at various locations along the LoC, starting from the Kashmir Valley.
Sources familiar with the DGMO discussions indicated that the Pakistan military has been cautioned against these unprovoked attacks.
On April 24, Pakistan took significant measures by closing its airspace to Indian airlines, shutting down the Wagah border crossing, halting all trade with India, and declaring that any attempt to divert water under the Indus Waters Treaty would be viewed as an 'act of war.'
In February 2021, India and Pakistan had reaffirmed a ceasefire agreement along their borders in Jammu and Kashmir.
The situation has notably changed since that time, as the DGMOs of both countries reiterated their commitment to the 2003 ceasefire agreement aimed at maintaining peace along the de facto border.
India shares a border of 3,323 km with Pakistan, which is divided into three segments: the International Border (IB) spanning approximately 2,400 km from Gujarat to the northern banks of the Chenab River in Akhnoor, Jammu; the Line of Control (LoC), which is 740 km long, extending from parts of Jammu to parts of Leh; and the Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL), measuring 110 km, which separates the Siachen region from NJ 9842 to Indira Col in the north.