Pakistan violates Ceasefire Agreement by firing artillery in J&K hours after 'Operation Sindoor'

Pakistani troops resorted to heavy cross border shelling along the Line of Control in Karnah area of Kupwara district early Wednesday, less than two hours after India launched air strikes against terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire agreement along the LoC by resorting to intense shelling towards Indian side, they said. The Indian Army is responding to Pakistani shelling in equal measure, they added. Residents of Karnah have taken refuge in underground bunkers, the officials said. The exchange between the two armies was going on till last reports. "A little while ago, the Indian Armed forces launched 'Operation Sindoor' hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed," the Indian Army said in a statement released at 1.44 am. "No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in the selection of targets and method of execution," it said.

Pakistan violated the Ceasefire Agreement by firing artillery in Jammu and Kashmir's Bhimber Gali hours after India carried out precision strikes on terrorist camps in Pakistan and PoJK under 'Operation Sindoor', prompting an "appropriately" response from the Indian Army. In a post on X, the Additional Directorate General of Public Information (ADG PI) posted: "Pakistan again violates the Ceasefire Agreement by firing artillery in Bhimber Gali in the Poonch-Rajouri area. Indian Army is responding appropriately in a calibrated manner." The artillery fire from across the border came hours after India launched Operation Sindoor, a series of precision strikes targeting nine terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK). "A little while ago, the Indian Armed Forces launched 'OPERATION SINDOOR', hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed," said an official statement from the Minister of Defence. Altogether, nine (9) sites have been targeted. Our actions have been focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution, said MoD. Further, as per the Ministry, these steps come in the wake of the "barbaric" Pahalgam terrorist attack in which 25 Indians and one Nepali citizen were murdered. We are living up to the commitment that those responsible for this attack will be held accountable. There will be a detailed briefing on 'OPERATION SINDOOR', later today, the MoD added in its statement. Meanwhile, in a post on X, the Indian Army said: "Justice is served. Jai Hind!" In an earlier post, the Army had written: "प्रहाराय सन्निहिताः, जयाय प्रशिक्षिताः" Ready to strike, trained to win.