India, April 25 -- Pakistan Army troops opened fire at multiple locations along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday in an apparent attempt to breach the ceasefire agreement, leading to the Indian Army hitting back effectively, according to people familiar with the matter.

"There were incidents of small arms firing at some places on the Line of Control initiated by Pakistan," PTI quoted an unnamed source as saying.

"The firing was effectively responded to," it said.

Further details are being awaited.

The incident comes hours before Indian Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi is set to visit Srinagar and Udhampur on Friday. During the visit, he will discuss the situation with senior Army commanders stationed in the Ka...