Pak firing spreads to multiple sectors

The Pakistani troops continued unprovoked firing along multiple sectors of the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, prompting effective retaliation by the Indian Army, defence officials said.

- AJAY JANDYAL

The latest ceasefire violations — reported from eight locations across five districts — mark the 10th consecutive night of cross-border firing, escalating tensions in the region since the deadly April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam that claimed 26 lives, mostly of tourists.