Tensions escalate between India and Pakistan

This week, troops from India and Pakistan engaged in gunfire along the tense border in the Kashmir valley, following heightened tensions after a dreadful terrorist attack that resulted in the deaths of 26 individuals at a well-known tourist destination in Pahalgam.

- ANSHU JOSHI

The Indian military reported that Pakistani soldiers initiated fire from several positions along the heavily fortified ceasefire line, to which Indian forces reacted suitably, describing the firing as 'unprovoked'. No casualties have been reported, and Pakistan has yet to provide a response.

The recent tiff between the two nations started after a deadly terrorist attack last week, during which terrorists fired upon individuals in a field close to Pahalgam in Kashmir. It has been reported that the assailants inquired about the victims' religious affiliations, specifically whether they were Hindu or Muslim, and proceeded to shoot those identified as Hindus. This incident is particularly significant as violence had been diminishing in Kashmir, and the attack has severely impacted the region's revitalizing tourism sector.