Officials said on Wednesday, tensions rose further as the Pakistan Army started opening fire across the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pargwal Sector. It is for the first time since the Pahalgam terror attack. This came alongside a sixth consecutive night of ceasefire violations along the Line of Control. Pakistani troops also fired small arms in Baramulla and Kupwara, prompting a prompt response from the Indian Army.

“Further to the previous update about 29-30 April (Night), unprovoked small arms firing by the 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. Indian Army troops responded appropriately," according to the Indian Army’s saying.

Sources from the defence reported that until yesterday morning, the Pakistan Army had only violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC). However, the situation has escalated when they also fired along the International Border in the Paragwal sector of Jammu last night. On the LoC, Pakistan continued its ceasefire violations for the sixth consecutive night, firing small arms in multiple sectors of Jammu and Kashmir, including Nowshera, Sunderbani and Akhnoor. The Indian Army responded with force. These violations began after the deadly Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, where terrorists killed 26 people in the Baisaran meadow after determining their religion, leading to widespread international condemnation and calls for retaliation.

In his speech at a rally in Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that India would chase the terrorists and their supporters “to the ends of the earth.”

Since the attack, the Prime Minister has led several important meetings, including one with the tri-services chiefs on Tuesday. Today, he will preside over the second Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting since the attack, followed by a Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs meeting and a Union Cabinet meeting later. In the first CCS meeting, held the day after the attack, the Prime Minister decided to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan and cancel all visas for Pakistani citizens in India, among other critical diplomatic actions.

In an unusual move, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat visited PM Modi at his residence on Lok Kalyan Marg last evening for a 90-minute meeting. Sources indicate that Bhagwat offered full support from the RSS for the Prime Minister’s judgments against Pakistan.