New Delhi: Indian Army posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir came under speculative fire from Pakistani troops late Thursday night, military sources confirmed. The Indian Army swiftly and effectively retaliated, with no casualties reported on the Indian side.
“There were incidents of small arms firing at some locations along the LoC, initiated by Pakistan. Our troops responded effectively,” sources told NDTV.
The cross-border exchange comes just days after the devastating terrorist attack in Pahalgam, which left 26 people dead — including 25 Indian nationals and one Nepali citizen. The attack has significantly escalated tensions between India and Pakistan, triggering a series of strong diplomatic and security responses from New Delhi.
India’s Stringent Measures Against Pakistan
In the wake of the Pahalgam massacre, India has launched a series of punitive measures against Pakistan, citing the neighboring country’s alleged involvement and support for cross-border terrorism. Actions taken include:
• Expulsion of Pakistani military attachés
• Immediate suspension of the over six-decade-old Indus Waters Treaty
• Closure of the Attari land-transit post
On Thursday, India formally notified Pakistan that the Indus Waters Treaty, signed in 1960, stands suspended with immediate effect. In a letter addressed to Syed Ali Murtuza, Secretary of Pakistan’s Ministry of Water Resources, India cited sustained cross-border terrorism and Pakistan’s refusal to engage in constructive dialogue as violations of the treaty’s spirit and terms.
“The obligation to honour a treaty in good faith is fundamental,” the letter stated, adding that Pakistan’s continued support for terrorism targeting the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir had rendered the agreement untenable.
The letter also highlighted key shifts that have occurred since the treaty’s inception, including:
• Fundamental demographic changes in the region
• India’s increasing need for clean energy development
• Geopolitical changes affecting the original assumptions of the agreement
India further accused Pakistan of refusing to enter negotiations to address emerging disputes, thereby breaching the treaty’s dispute resolution mechanism.
These developments followed Pakistan’s threat to suspend all existing bilateral agreements with India, including the Simla Agreement of 1972, which underpins the status of the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
