The Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan is once again heating up in the aftermath of the Pahalgam massacre, in which 26 tourists were killed and 17 others were wounded on April 22. Shattering peace, the Pakistan Army has been violating the February 2021 ceasefire agreement for the last two days by resorting to small arms firing across multiple locations along the LoC. The Indian Army has also given them a befitting reply.
Meanwhile, anticipating punitive strikes by India, Pakistan has already issued a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen/Mariners) for the Arabian Sea and initiated a naval live fire exercise, while putting its military on full alert. The local commanders of the Indian Army have been constantly monitoring the ground situation. High alert has been sounded to prevent any ‘lethal’ strike by the Border Action Team (BAT) of the Pakistan Army on the forward Indian posts.
“On the night of 25-26 of April, 2025, unprovoked small firing was carried out by multiple Pakistan Army posts all across the Line of Control in Kashmir. Indian troops responded appropriately with small arms. No casualties reported,” a statement of the Indian Army said.
On February 21, 2025, the Indian army lodged a strong protest with Pakistan over recent incidents of cross-LOC firing at a Brigade Commander level Flag meeting that took place along the line of control near the Chakan-Da-Bagh crossing point in Poonch. After the ceasefire agreement of 2021, tensions escalated between India and Pakistan on several occasions as targeted strikes on the Indian army convoys, army camps were reported across Jammu and Kashmir.