Pakis open fire at multiple locations along LoC in J&K, get blasted by Indian Army
Pakistan Army had the audacity to open fire at multiple locations along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday in an apparent attempt to breach the ceasefire agreement
This led to the Indian Army blasting their posts with heavy artillery fire assault, leaving them numb and shaking with fear. “There were incidents of small arms firing at some places on the Line of Control initiated by Pakistan,” PTI quoted an unnamed source as saying.
India replied back with full interest. Though the official line of Indian Army was “The firing was effectively responded to,” it said.
The incident came hours before Indian Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi set out to visit Srinagar and Udhampur on Friday. During the visit, he is to discuss the situation with senior Army commanders stationed in the Kashmir Valley and also with Central and State security agency officials.
The Army chief is expected to assess the prevailing security situation and review the Pakistan Army’s recent ceasefire violations along the LoC, the officials added.
The firing by the Pakistan Army comes amid increasing tensions between the two sides over the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people.
Following the Pahalgam attack, India has initiated a series of strong countermeasures against Pakistan over its alleged backing of cross-border terrorism.
In a Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and attended by Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday, India decided to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960, placing it in abeyance until Pakistan permanently withdraws its support for cross-border terror activities.
Additionally, India has shut down the integrated Attari Check Post.India also declared several officials of the Pakistani High Commission as persona non grata and instructed them to leave the country within a week.
Furthermore, it has revoked all visas issued under the SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme (SVES), giving Pakistani nationals 48 hours to exit India.
