Srinagar/IBNS: The Pakistan soldiers have violated ceasefire for the eighth consecutive night along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, triggering a swift response by the Indian Army, media reports said.

The Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire in five districts of Jammu and Kashmir amid the heightened border tensions between the two nuclear power-armed South Asian countries in the backdrop of the Pahalgam terror attack.

The Pak Army resorted to unprovoked small arms fire from posts opposite Kupwara, Baramulla, Poonch, Naushera and Akhnoor areas of Kashmir, The Hindu reported.

In the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 civilians were killed, key military officials of both countries on Tuesday spoke over the hotline, and New Delhi has warned Islamabad against "unprovoked violations" along the Line of Control, news agency ANI reported quoting sources.

"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," the sources were quoted as saying on Wednesday.

Pahalgam attack and its repercussions

On April 22, 2025, the terrorists- belonging to The Resistance Front (TRF), which is an offshoot of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)- asked the victims to chant Islamic verses (kalma) and made them pull down their pants to be sure of their their non-Muslim religious identities (read circumcision)  before gunning them down before their families, including wives, children and daughters.

The massacre triggered nationwide outrage and escalated India-Pakistan tensions as New Delhi vowed to avenge the killings.

In an immediate response, India suspended the landmark Indus River water-sharing treaty and closed the Attari-Wagah road border, which acts as a lifeline of Indo-Pak trade and people-to-people ties, besides expelling diplomats, downsizing high commissions, and issuing a 48-hour deadline to Pakistani visa holders present in India to leave.

Modi gives full freedom to Indian military

Modi has given the armed forces 'complete freedom to decide on the mode, targets, and timing' of India's military response to the Pahalgam terror attack which was targeted at Hindus.

Modi took the decision on Tuesday at a meeting with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, and Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan.

The Prime Minister reaffirmed that it is 'our national resolve to deal a crushing blow to terrorism' and that he has 'complete faith and confidence' in the Indian military.

After the 2019 Pulwama terror attack, India conducted precision air strikes on terrorist camps in Balakot in Pakistan. The camps were run by banned terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed with the help from the Pak Army.