India, May 8 -- Thirteen civilians have been killed and another 59 injured in Pakistan's ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, the external affairs ministry said on Thursday amid heightened tensions between the two countries.

Tensions between India and Pakistan have soared since the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22 that killed 26 civilians, mostly tourists. The sentiments were exacerbated on Wednesday after the Indian military carried out an action code-named 'Operation Sindoor' to target terrorist infrastructure at nine sites in territories controlled by Pakistan.

Pakistani forces have repeatedly violated the ceasefire, which has been in place at the LoC since early 2021, with small arms fire sinc...