22-year-old Indo-Pak. ceasefire pact hangs by thread as armies change fireplace for 4th day in J&Okay

Safety personnel conduct a cordon and search operation as a safety measure after the latest Pahalgam terror assault, in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 29, 2025.
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For the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday (April 29, 2025), Indian and Pakistani armies exchanged small arms firing on the Line of Management (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, indicating an finish of the 2003 ceasefire settlement that was ratified in 2021. In the meantime, officers stated a zipline operator, questioned by the Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) after a viral video, has “no position” within the Pahalgam assault.

An Military spokesman stated Pakistan troops once more resorted to “unprovoked small arms firing” throughout the LoC in the course of the evening of April 28 and 29. The cross-border firing happened in areas reverse Kupwara and Baramulla districts in north Kashmir and the Akhnoor Sector within the Jammu area. 

“The firing was sudden and with none provocation from the Indian aspect. The Indian Military responded to the provocation in a measured and efficient method, stopping any escalation and safeguarding civilian areas near the LoC,” the Military stated.

Prior to now 4 days, most districts within the Jammu area and the Kashmir Valley nearer to the LoC have witnessed firing. Nonetheless, no casualties or harm had been reported in these skirmishes.

In 2021, the Administrators Normal of Army Operations-level talks between India and Pakistan resulted in reiteration to abide by the 2003 ceasefire settlement alongside the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir on February 25. Each India and Pakistan agreed to the strict observance of all agreements, understandings and ceasefire alongside the LoC and all different sectors despite the 2019 actions of the Centre to finish Jammu and Kashmir particular standing.

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In the meantime, the zipline operator, Muzamil, who was current on the assault website and was seen chanting “Allah-o-Akbar slogans” amid gunshots, was not apparently a part of the assaults on April 22 in Pahalgam’s Baisaran space, officers stated.

Mr. Muzamil’s father stated his son was detained after the video went viral. “Muslims at all times chant such slogans after they face any bother,” the daddy stated.