Amidst the ongoing tension between India and Pakistan after the Pahgam terror attack, the Indian Army has responded to firing unprotected small arms from across the Line of Control (LOC) during the night intervening on May 3 and 4, the official said on Sunday.
The Pakistan Army resorted to small arms firing across the LOC along with Kupwara, Baramalla, Ponch, Rajouri, Mehar, Naushera, Sunderbani and Akhnoor areas of Jammu and Kashmir. According to officials, the Indian Army immediately and proportionally responded.
Earlier on the night of May 2 and 3, the Pakistan Army firing small arms across LOC in areas along with Kupwara, URI and Akhnoor districts in J&K, which was effectively vented by the Indian Army.
According to the Indian Army, the soldiers responded in a calibrated and proportional manner.
This is the tenth consecutive day of India’s effective vengeance as the Pakistan Army started firing small weapons that began on the night of April 25-26 April 25-26.
On Wednesday, India shut down its airspace for all aircraft registered in Pakistan and all aircraft run by Pakistani Airlines, according to the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MOCA), 26 people were killed in Pahgam in Jammu and Kashmir on 22 April.
India issued a notice to the Airmen (NOTAM), confirming the closure of its airspace, from 30 April to 23 May (approximate period), all Pakistani-managed, operated, or leased aircraft.
On Tuesday, the Director General of Military Operations of India and Pakistan spoke on the hotline to discuss the unsafe ceasefire violation by Pakistan, according to defense sources.
Sources said that India warned Pakistan against the violation of the unsafe ceasefire by the Pakistan Army along with the Pakistan Army and the International Border. (AI)
