Security personnel remain alert near the control line in the Poonch area on Sunday, May 4, 2025. |Photo source: PTI
Officials said on Monday (May 5, 2025) that Pakistani troops resorted to eight forward departments at the Line of Control in Jamu and Kashmir, violated the ceasefire agreement and prompted Indian troops to retaliate.
This marks the heightened tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad after Pakistan killed 26 people in a terrorist attack on Pahalgam on April 22.
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On the evening of May 4-5, Pakistani army outposts resorted to places in Kupowara, Baramulla, Baramulla, Poonch, Poonch, Rajouri, Mendhar, Naushera, Naushera, Sunderbani and Akhnoor, a defense spokesperson in Jammu said.
“The Indian army responded quickly and proportionally,” he said.
The shooting was initiated by Pakistani forces in five border areas – Chamu, Rajuri and poonch in the southern part of the Pir Panjal Mountains in the Chamu region, and the Baramulla and Kupwara regions in the Kashmir Valley – overnight.
Initially, Pakistan opened fire along several pillars in Kupwara and Baramulla areas in North Kashmir, Pakistan quickly expanded its ceasefire violation to the Poonch department and then to the Akhnoor department in Chamu area.
Next were small arms launched on several pillars of the LOC of the Sunderbani and Naushera departments in the Rajouri district. The fire was subsequently opened to the Pagwar department on the international border of the Chamu region.
Despite the unprovoked shooting of Pakistan along Pakistan (LOC) (LOC) (LOC) (LOC) (LOC) in JAMMU and KASHMIR, the Director of Military Operations (DGMO) of India and Pakistan published a ceasefire violation on Hotline.
It is understood that the Indian side warned Pakistan about unreasonable shooting during the exchange.
Since the evening of April 24, Pakistani forces have been shooting unprovoked everywhere in the LOC of J&K from the Kashmir Valley, hours after India suspended the Indian Waters Treaty after the Pahargham terrorist attack.
On April 24, Pakistan blocked the airspace of Indian Airlines, closed the Wagah border crossing, suspended all trade with India, and said any attempt to transfer water that was Pakistan under the Indian Water Treaty would be regarded as an “act of war.”
The sacking of the exchange made the February 2021 ceasefire agreement redundant, with dozens of departments along the 740-km LOC in Pakistan being widely violated.
India and Pakistan agreed in February 2021 to a new ceasefire on the border between Jamu and Kashmir.
Since February 2021, the DGMO of India and Pakistan have reiterated their commitment to the 2003 ceasefire agreement to ensure de facto peace In fact, things have changed a lot.
India shares a 3,323 km border with Pakistan, divided into three parts: the International Border (IB), about 2,400 km from Gujarat to the north shore of Chenab River in Akhnoor; the Line of Control (LOC), 740 km long, from part of Jamu to part of Leh; the actual ground position line (AGPL) is 110 km long, dividing the Siachen area from NJ 9842 into Indira Col in the north.
publishing – May 5, 2025 at 09:42 AM IST
