Goa, May 1 -- Tensions between India and Pakistan have sharply escalated following continued ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border. For the seventh consecutive night, the Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked small arms firing across multiple sectors, including Kupwara, Uri, and Akhnoor in Jammu and Kashmir. The Indian Army responded proportionately to the provocations.

In a concerning development, Pakistani forces also opened fire along the International Border on Wednesday night, further aggravating the situation. These incidents come in the wake of the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, which killed 26 civilians and has reignited long-standing hostilities between the two nuclear-armed neighbor...