Jammu, May 2 -- Pakistan forces on Thursday violated ceasefire agreement along the Line of Control (LoC) at forward areas in Kupwara, Uri and Akhnoor sectors, prompting India to respond in equal measure, said officials.

This was the seventh consecutive day of truce violations by Pakistan amid heightened hostilities in the aftermath of the April 22 Pahalgam attack that claimed 26 lives, 25 tourists and a local, and the slew of punitive measure from both nations that followed.

"On the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday, Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked small-arms fire from across the LoC opposite Kupwara, Uri and Akhnoor sectors in Jammu and Kashmir. Indian Army responded proportionately," said Jammu-based defence spokesperson ...