Tension escalates between India and Pakistan; Gunfire exchange across LoC

This is the second consecutive night when the Pakistan Army opened small arms fire at several locations along the LoC. Read further on Dynamite News

Srinagar: Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged fire overnight across the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir amid the escalating tensions, Army sources said on Saturday.

Sources further said the small arms firing was “initiated by Pakistan” and it was “effectively responded to”.

Army said during the intervening night of April 25-26, unprovoked small firing was carried out by various Pakistan Army posts all across LoC in Kashmir.

“Indian troops responded appropriately with small arms,” they said, adding that no casualties was reported during the exchange of fire.

Second Gunfire Exchange

This is the second consecutive night when the Pakistan Army opened small arms fire at several locations along the LoC.

Defence officials said Pakistani troops over the last two nights have been resorting to small arms fire along the LoC out of fear that the Indian Army might launch a cross-border operation.

The Srinagar-based defence spokesperson did not respond about the reported exchange of fire along the LoC.

The latest ceasefire violations along the volatile LoC come amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan following the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22, which claimed the lives of 25 tourists and one local resident.

"On the night of 25th-26th of April 2025, unprovoked Small Firing was carried out by multiple Pakistan Army post all across the Line of Control in Kashmir. Indian troops responded appropriately with small arms. No casualties reported," the Army statement read.

As a matter of fact by resorting to firing, as military sources suggested, Pakistani troops were trying to check the alertness of Indian soldiers amid calls within India to take decisive action against terror hotspots across the LoC.

The ceasefire violations follow a string of measures taken by India in response to the Pahalgam terror attack. In the Tuesday massacre, at least 26 civilians vacationing in Baisaran meadow, known as "Mini Switzerland", were shot dead by five terrorists. The Resistance Front (TRF), linked to Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), has claimed responsibility for the attack. 26/11 mastermind and Lashkar chief Hafiz Saeed was the handler of the foreign terrorists who carried out the attack, sources suggest.

After the Pahalgam attack, India suspended the Indus Water Treaty, citing "sustained cross-border terrorism by Pakistan". Union Water Minister CR Patil threatened that "not a drop" of the Indus water would flow to Pakistan.

Army Chief Visits Srinagar

In wake of the attack, Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi visited Srinagar on Friday and reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir. The Army Chief was briefed by the commander of the Army’s Srinagar-based 15 Corps on the counter-terror operations undertaken after the Pahalgam attack and the situation along the LoC.

Gen Dwivedi also met J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, who asked him to take effective steps not only to bring those responsible for the Pahalgam terror attack to justice but also to intensify efforts to crush infrastructure of terrorism and its ecosystem.