Skirmishes continue at LoC as India weighs response to Pahalgam attack

Pahalgam terror attack: Ceasefire violations by Pakistan troops continued along the Line of Control while the Indian Navy and the Air Force held exercises

Ceasefire violations by Pakistan troops continued along the Line of Control (LoC) for the third night in a row on Saturday (April 26, 2025), while the Indian Navy and the Air Force held exercises on Sunday (April 27, 2025) as tensions run high after the Pahalgam terror attack.

Pakistan began massive mobilisation of equipment close to the LoC, while the Indian Navy carried out multiple anti-ship firings for long-range precision “offensive strike”.

“On the night of 26-27 April 2025, Pakistan Army posts initiated unprovoked small arms fire across the Line of Control in the areas opposite Tutmari Gali and Rampur Sectors,” an Army official said on Sunday (April 27, 2025). “Own troops responded effectively with appropriate small arms fire.”

Despite several tit-for-tat measures by both sides, neither side has so far walked away from the understanding to re-adhere to the ceasefire on the LoC reached in February 2022.

Meanwhile, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held a telephone conversation with his British counterpart, David Lammy, on Sunday, during which, Mr. Jaishankar said, they discussed the Pahalgam terror attack and “underlined the importance of zero tolerance for terrorism”.

Mr. Lammy also spoke to Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, on which the Pakistan Foreign Ministry said the British Foreign Secretary emphasised the need for “de-escalation” of the situation.

With all indicators pointing to a possible kinetic action by India, a wide range of options remain available, despite the absence of the element of surprise, as was the case during the surgical strikes of 2016 and the Balakot air strikes of 2019.