India Warns Pakistan Over LoC Violations After Pahalgam Attack

New Delhi, India – Amidst escalating tensions following the recent terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, which claimed 26 lives, top military officials from India and Pakistan have engaged in hotline discussions. Sources have informed news agency ANI that New Delhi has issued a strong warning to Islamabad against any “unprovoked violations” along the Line of Control (LoC).

“Director Generals of Military Operations of India and Pakistan talked over the hotline yesterday to discuss the unprovoked ceasefire violations by Pakistan. India warned Pakistan against the unprovoked violations by the Pakistan army along the Line of Control,” sources stated on Wednesday.

The details of this crucial conversation emerged on the same day that Pakistan reportedly violated the ceasefire on the International Border in Jammu. This followed six consecutive days of alleged unprovoked firing by Pakistan along the Line of Control.

A defence spokesman confirmed these incidents, stating, “Further to the previous update about 29-30 April (night), unprovoked small arms firing by Pakistan Army was also reported from their posts across the Line of Control in Baramulla and Kupwara districts, as well as across the International Border in the Pargwal Sector.” The spokesman added that Indian Army troops responded “appropriately” to these violations.

The firing across the International Border is considered a rare occurrence and is being viewed as an escalation by Pakistan in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack.

Following widespread condemnation of the attack, which primarily targeted tourists, India has initiated a series of diplomatic measures against Pakistan. These include revoking visas and suspending the Indus Waters Treaty, a crucial agreement for water sharing between the two nations.

Pakistan has reacted sharply by reportedly closing its airspace to Indian airlines and threatening to suspend all bilateral agreements, including the significant Simla pact, which recognizes the ceasefire line of December 17, 1971, as the Line of Control. The recent ceasefire violations are seen as particularly significant in this context of heightened tensions.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi convened several important meetings on Wednesday, including one of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), India’s apex decision-making body on national security matters. In a prior high-level meeting on Tuesday, which included the chiefs of the armed forces, PM Modi granted the forces “complete operational freedom” to determine the “mode, targets, and timing” of India’s military response to the Pahalgam attack.

Sources also indicated that the Prime Minister “reaffirmed that it is our national resolve to deal a crushing blow to terrorism” and expressed his “complete faith and confidence” in the Indian armed forces.