{"id":1532630,"date":"2025-04-26T19:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T23:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1532630"},"modified":"2025-04-26T19:45:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T23:45:00","slug":"pakistan-india-exchange-2nd-straight-day-of-border-fire-on-the-brink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/pakistan-india-exchange-2nd-straight-day-of-border-fire-on-the-brink\/1532630\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan & India Exchange 2nd Straight Day Of Border Fire: ‘On The Brink’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pakistan & India Exchange 2nd Straight Day Of Border Fire: ‘On The Brink’<\/span><\/p>\n

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Indian and Pakistani troops have exchanged border fire for a second straight day<\/strong>, in an increasingly volatile and highly dangerous crisis which could develop into full-scale war between longtime nuclear-armed rivals.<\/p>\n

BREAKING: Heavy exchange of fire reported as Pakistan Army responds forcefully to Indian forces\u2019 firing in Leepa Valley, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. pic.twitter.com\/ENmRiqcY5v<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Clash Report (@clashreport) April 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Islamic militants killed 26 Indian tourists who had been in a picturesque, mountainous and popular spot in Indian-administered Kashmir on Tuesday. India quickly blasted Pakistan for harboring terrorists in the disputed border area, a charge which Pakistani leaders vehemently rejected, instead suggesting it was a ‘false flag’ <\/strong>orchestrated by New Delhi.<\/p>\n

Pakistan\u2019s PM Sharif meanwhile said his country is ready to defend its sovereignty<\/strong> but offered willingness to establish a “neutral” international investigation into the attack.<\/p>\n

Days into the crisis and land borders have been shut, visas and military exchange programs mutually canceled, and a landmark water treaty has been suspended.<\/p>\n

Al Jazeera writes that Indian “Armed police and soldiers are searching homes and forests for fighters in Kashmir<\/strong>, and India\u2019s army chief reviewed security in the region,” amid the hunt for the killers.<\/p>\n

Land border closures, via Reuters<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

As for the two consecutive days of border fire, it’s unclear precisely where this took place or whether either side took on casualties. Several military outposts reported exchanges of fire.<\/p>\n

On former diplomat has warned the region could descend into full-blown war<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Maleeha Lodhi, a former Pakistani diplomat, has told Al Jazeera that there is \u201ca somber mood\u201d in Pakistan with a great deal of apprehension about what might happen next.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe tensions between the two countries have already pushed the region into an uncharted territory,\u201d<\/strong> she said.<\/em><\/p>\n

Lodhi added: \u201cThe nuclear neighbors are on the brink of a more dangerous confrontation<\/strong>, so there are fears, especially because of speeches by Prime Minister Modi as well as the Indian media.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Below is President Trump’s reaction aboard Air Force One…<\/p>\n

#WATCH<\/a> | On #PahalgamTerroristAttack<\/a>, US President Donald Trump says, “I am very close to India and I’m very close to Pakistan, and they’ve had that fight for a thousand years in Kashmir. Kashmir has been going on for a thousand years, probably longer than that. That was a bad\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/R4Bc25Ar6h<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ANI (@ANI) April 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

According to Reuters, citing military sources<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The Indian Army said it had responded to “unprovoked” small arms fire from multiple Pakistan Army posts<\/strong> that started around midnight on Friday along the 740-km (460-mile) de facto border separating the Indian and Pakistani areas of Kashmir. It reported no casualties.<\/em><\/p>\n

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has vowed to pursue the attackers to “the ends of the earth” and a significant military build-up has been observed in the Jammu and Kashmir regions. Likely Pakistan is also sending additional troops.<\/p>\n

On top of everything, Indian airlines are having to reroute all of their flights to avoid Pakistani airspace, amid tit-for-tat airspace closures. The tensions have had a negative effect on Indian markets, also as business brace for higher costs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nSat, 04\/26\/2025 – 15:45<\/span><\/p>\n

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