Skip next section Pakistan confirms exchange of fire at LOC — report
04/25/2025April 25, 2025
Pakistan confirms exchange of fire at LOC — report
An official in Pakistan-administered has confirmed that both sides exchanged fire overnight along the Line of Control (LOC) that separates and .
“There is post-to-post firing in Leepa Valley overnight,” Syed Ashfaq Gilani, a senior government official in Jhelum Valley district in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, told AFP news agency.
Gilani said there was “no firing on the civilian population. Life is normal. Schools are open.”
The Leepa Valley is located along the Line of Control (LoC) with India, some 95 kilometers (around 59 miles) east of Pakistan-run Kashmir’s administrative center, the city of Muzaffarabad.
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Skip next section India blows up houses of suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba militants
04/25/2025April 25, 2025
India blows up houses of suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba militants
Authorities in Indian-administered have demolished the houses of two suspected militants.
The Press Trust of India (PTI) reported that one of the properties belonged to Asif Sheikh, a member of the -based Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group, who was allegedly involved in the deadly shootings in Pahalgam on Tuesday.
Citing officials, PTI said security forces were carrying out search operations at two residences when explosives, planted inside, detonated.
The official said the houses were destroyed in the blasts.
Elsewhere in , several states ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party have torn down what they say are illegal houses or shops of people accused of crimes.
Many of those affected by what’s become known as “instant, bulldozer justice” are Muslims.
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Skip next section Indian army chief to go to site of Pahalgam attack
04/25/2025April 25, 2025
Indian army chief to go to site of Pahalgam attack
army chief is to visit Pahalgam, the site of this week’s deadly attack on tourists, and will review security arrangements in the disputed region.
A source for the military told Reuters news agency that General Upendra Dwivedi would travel to Kashmir and was set to view the aftermath of the killings for himself.
India has said Pakistani nationals were involved in Tuesday’s attack, which saw militants shoot 26 men in a meadow in the Pahalgam area.
New Delhi says the three gunmen are members of the -based Lashkar-e-Taiba group, a UN-designated terrorist organization.
Indian police have offered a two million rupee ($23,500, €20,700) bounty for information leading to each man’s arrest.
Islamabad has denied any involvement.
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Skip next section Firing reported across line of control in disputed Kashmir — Indian army
04/25/2025April 25, 2025
Firing reported across line of control in disputed Kashmir — Indian army
The Indian military said that there had been firing across the line of control in .
India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire in the territory in 2021. The agreement has been violated multiple times.
The reported gunfire comes days after a in Indian-administered Kashmir killed at least 26 people.
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Skip next section UN urges ‘maximum restraint’ after Pahalgam attack
04/25/2025April 25, 2025
UN urges ‘maximum restraint’ after Pahalgam attack
The has called for “maximum restraint” between and over last week’s deadly shooting in .
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has vowed to hunt down the militants who killed 26 civilians at the popular tourist site of Pahalgam.
Pakistan has denied accusations from New Delhi that it is supporting the militants and that two of the three gunmen were Pakistani.
“We very much appeal to both the governments… to exercise maximum restraint, and to ensure that the situation and the developments we’ve seen do not deteriorate any further,” UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters in New York on Thursday.
“Any issues between Pakistan and India, we believe, can be and should be resolved peacefully through meaningful mutual engagement.”
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Skip next section Welcome to our coverage04/25/2025April 25, 2025
Welcome to our coverage
Welcome to our coverage of the heightened tensions in the disputed territory between India and Pakistan.
On Tuesday, gunmen carried out the deadliest attack on civilians for 25 years in the contested Muslim-majority region.
India accused Pakistan of involvement in the attack, allegations Islamabad has denied.
On Thursday, Pakistan vowed to “take action” after New Delhi downgraded ties with its neighbor and suspended a crucial water treaty.
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