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Pakistan violates ceasefire, opens fire across LoC in Kupwara, Uri, and Akhnoor; Indian Army retaliates
India, on Tuesday, warned Pakistan over ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir during a hotline exchange between the DGMOs.
Pakistan Army opened unprovoked small-arms fire across the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara, Uri, and Akhnoor sectors for the seventh consecutive night, with the Indian Army responding proportionately.
“During the night of 30 April-01 May 2025, Pakistan Army posts initiated unprovoked small-arms fire across the Line of Control opposite Kupwara, Uri and Akhnoor in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. These were responded proportionately by the Indian Army,” said Defence PRO Lieutenant Colonel Suneel Bartwal.
Earlier on Tuesday, India warned Pakistan over ceasefire violations following unprovoked firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir.
The warning came during a hotline conversation between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan, amid rising tensions in the wake of the recent Pahalgam terror attack.
Pakistani troops have been engaged in unprovoked firing at various locations along the Line of Control since Thursday night, shortly after India suspended the Indus Water Treaty in response to the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people.
On February 25, 2021, the Indian and Pakistani armies agreed to cease firing along the LoC, reaffirming their commitment to the 2003 ceasefire agreement. The ceasefire had generally been respected until last week.
Border residents renovate bunkers amid ceasefire violations
Amid escalating tensions from repeated ceasefire violations by Pakistan, residents in the border areas have started renovating bunkers.
Underground bunkers, referred to as ‘Modi bunkers,’ have served as vital shelters for border residents during ceasefire violations by Pakistan along the International Border (IB) and the Line of Control (LoC).
On April 25 and 26, unprovoked firing was reported at multiple locations in Kashmir and Jammu regions. The violations continued on April 27 with incidents in the Tutmar Gali and Rampur sectors.
On April 28, the Pakistan Army opened fire in the Poonch and Kupwara sectors. The following day, on April 29, firing was directed at the Chenab post in the Pargwal sector of Akhnoor.
The pattern of aggression persisted on April 30, with the Pakistan Army targeting Indian positions in Baramulla and Kupwara districts, as well as in the Pargwal sector.
