Quick Take
Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed.
Pakistan Army opened fire along the International Border In J&K’s Pargawal.
Ceasefire violations continued for the sixth consecutive day along the LoC.
The cross-border firing comes amid plummeting ties after the J&K attack.
In a major escalation by Pakistan Army, firing was reported from across the International Border in Pargawal sector of Jammu and Kashmir last night as Islamabad keeps trying to provoke Indian troops amid soaring tensions over the Pahalgam terror attack.
Ceasefire was also violated at three key sectors in the Jammu region with the Indian Army reporting unprovoked firing from across the Line of Control for the sixth consecutive night. Indian troops responded to the firing effectively at all points, said the Indian Army.
This was the largest ceasefire violation by Pakistan since the April 22 massacre of 26 civilians in Jammu and Kashmir.
The attack led to escalation of tensions between the neighbouring countries, with India suspending the Indus Water Treaty of 1960, revoking all visas issued to Pakistani nationals from April 27 and immediately shutting down the Attari land-transit post.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said that India will “identify, track, and punish” the terrorists behind the Pahalgam attack and pursue the killers to the “ends of the earth”.
Days later, Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said Indian forces were preparing to launch an attack on the basis of “baseless and concocted allegations” regarding the country’s involvement in the Pahalgam terror attack. He said India is playing “judge, jury and executioner”, a role it it rejects.
As tensions escalate between both countries, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres spoke to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif separately and strongly condemned the Pahalgam attack.
According to the United Nations statement, the Secretary-General, in his phone calls, noted the importance of pursuing justice and accountability for the attack through lawful means.
He also underscored the need to avoid a confrontation that could result in tragic consequences, and offered his Good Offices to support de-escalation efforts, the statement said.
