For the 14th straight day, the Pakistani Army violated the ceasefire by firing across the Line of Control (LOC) in Jammu and Kashmir. The firing occurred in areas facing Kupwara, Baramulla, Uri, and Akhnoor. Thirteen people, including four children and an Indian soldier, were killed in the heavy artillery and mortar shelling carried out by Pakistan in reaction to India’s Operation Sindoor.

According to a statement from the Indian Army, “During the night of May 7-8, 2025, Pakistani Army posts opened unprovoked fire using small arms and artillery in these areas. The Indian Army responded appropriately.”
A day after India launched a powerful counter-strike named Operation Sindoor, the Pakistani Army opened unprovoked fire along the Line of Control.

In the early hours of May 7, India hit back hard, carrying out 24 missile strikes in just 25 minutes, targeting nine terror bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). These camps belonged to deadly terror groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed (Jem), and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).

The strike was India’s direct response to the Pahalgam terror attack, where 26 innocent civilians, including a Nepali citizen, were killed. Operation Sindoor began at 1:05 am and left 70 terrorists dead and around 60 injured,  a clear message that India will not stay silent in the face of terror.

This all started when, on April 22, terrorists attacked Baisaran Valley, a popular tourist destination in Jammu and Kashmir, often referred to as “Mini Switzerland.” The attackers opened fire in the middle of the day, causing panic among tourists. Eyewitnesses reported that visitors had no place to hide in the wide, open area. The incident is being called one of the worst terror attacks since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019.

Just two days later, on April 24, India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty in response to the Pahalgam attack. Following this move, Pakistani forces began unprovoked firing along the Line of Control (LoC) at multiple locations across the Kashmir Valley.