Last Night Remained Largely Peaceful In Jammu & Kashmir, Says Indian Army (image: x.com/bsf_jammu/)
The Indian Army on Monday said that the night remained largely peaceful across Jammu and Kashmir and other areas along the International border. As per the reports, no incidents of shelling and firing were reported, marking the first calm night in recent days.
After four days of intense firing, the India and Pakistan agreed for the cessation of firing and military action on Saturday evening. Within hours of agreeing to ceasefire, cross-border firing from Pakistan was reported at multiple locations including drone incursions and shelling across Jammu and Kashmir.
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On Sunday, Directors General from the three services addressed a press conference and briefed about Operation Sindoor. They said that more than 100 terrorists were killed, including those involved in the IC 814 hijacking and the Pulwama blasts and added that nine terror hubs in Pakistan were also hit.
Meanwhile, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri is subjected to vicious online trolling including his family, following the agreement for de-escalation has been reached by both countries. Shortly after Misri announcing the decision, he was targeted with heavy criticism and abusive language online, several senior diplomats and politicians came out in his defence.
Tensions escalated between the countries following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in Kashmir which killed 26 people. In response, On May 7, India launched ‘Operation Sindoor’, a series of air-strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir targeting nine “terrorist infrastructure” sites. Afterwards, Pakistan has launched waves of drone and missile attacks targeting Indian military and civilian infrastructure across 26 locations, including Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Punjab, and Gujarat.
