Srinagar, Apr 26 (UNI) Amid the escalating tensions, Indian and

Pakistani troops exchanged fire overnight across the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, Army sources said on Saturday.





They said the small arms firing was “initiated by Pakistan” and it was “effectively responded to”.



Army said during the intervening night of April 25-26, unprovoked

small firing was carried out by various Pakistan Army posts all across LoC in Kashmir.





“Indian troops responded appropriately with small arms,” they said, adding that no casualties was reported during the exchange of fire.





This is the second consecutive night when the Pakistan Army opened small arms fire at several locations along the LoC.



Defence officials said Pakistani troops over the last two nights have been resorting to small arms fire along the LoC out of fear that the Indian Army might launch a cross-border operation.



The Srinagar-based defence spokesperson did not respond about the reported exchange of fire along the LoC.





The latest ceasefire violations along the volatile LoC come amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan following the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22, which claimed the lives of 25 tourists and one local resident.





In wake of the attack, Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi visited Srinagar on Friday and reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir. The Army Chief was briefed by the commander of the Army’s Srinagar-based 15 Corps on the counter-terror operations undertaken after the Pahalgam attack and the situation along the LoC.



Gen Dwivedi also met J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, who asked him to take effective steps not only to bring those responsible for the Pahalgam terror attack to justice but also to intensify efforts to crush infrastructure of terrorism and its ecosystem.



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