Pakistan and India Exchange Fire Along the Line of Control
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April 25, 2025 Hour: 7:25 am
Previously, both countries were embroiled in a diplomatic crisis following Tuesday’s terrorist attack in Kashmir.
On Friday, India accused Pakistan of violating the ceasefire last night along the “Line of Control,” the de facto border that separates the two countries in the Kashmir region.
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“There were incidents of small arms fire at some points along the Line of Control initiated by Pakistan. The firing was effectively responded to. No casualties were reported,” an unnamed Indian Army source said.
Ceasefire violations along the Line of Control are relatively common, with both countries accusing each other of initiating attacks and claiming they only use force defensively in response.
This latest exchange of fire, however, comes at a time of heightened tension between India and Pakistan, which are embroiled in a severe diplomatic crisis following Tuesday’s terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir, in which 26 people were killed. This was the deadliest attack against civilians in Kashmir since March 2000, when 36 people were killed in an insurgent assault in the region.
India accuses Pakistan of providing support to the perpetrators of the attack, among whom, according to New Delhi, were two Pakistani nationals.
In retaliation, the Indian government has ordered the expulsion of several Pakistani diplomats, the cancellation of all visas issued to Pakistani citizens, the closure of the land border with its neighboring country, and the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, which governs the distribution of water from several rivers between the two countries.
On Thursday, the Pakistani government responded with some reciprocal measures, including the expulsion of diplomats and the cancellation of certain types of visas. In addition to closing its airspace to Indian airlines, Pakistan warned that if India attempts to divert or halt the flow of water from any of the rivers covered under the treaty, it would consider it “an act of war.”
Both nuclear powers have disputed the divided Kashmir region since their independence from the British Empire in 1947 and have fought two wars and several smaller conflicts over it.
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Source: EFE
