India, Feb. 13 -- The Indian Army on Thursday clarified the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC), the de facto India-Pakistan border in Jammu and Kashmir, continues to be observed as per the understanding between the two armies amid reports of major "Pakistani casualties" in an Indian retaliation to a true violation.

In a statement, the Army said tension due to some "stray incidents" of cross-LoC firing and a suspected Improvised explosive device (IED) blast was being dealt with through the established mechanism. "No exchange of fire of heavy-calibre weapons has taken place," said the statement.

The ceasefire, which resumed in February 2021 after back-channel contacts mostly between intelligence and security officials in third coun...