Akhnoor (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 30 (ANI): Amid ceasefire violations by Pakistan Army in multiple sectors, including Naushera, Sunderbani, and Akhnoor in Jammu and Kashmir villagers are on 'high alert' and said that they are witnessing ceasefire violations nearly after 7-8 years.

In the Akhnoor region's Pargwal sector, villagers reported hearing several rounds of gunfire late at night.

'About 10 to 12 rounds were fired last night. The Indian Army also retaliated. This kind of ceasefire violation is happening after 7-8 years,' said Ankur Singh, a resident of Pargwal, speaking to ANI.

He added, 'We are used to all of this, but we are on high alert right now.'

Another local Raju Singh, a local says '3-4 rounds were fired last night at around 8:30-9 PM. We were working in our farms when we got a call to stop everything and return back to our homes. After that nothing happened...'.

He further added that 50 per cent of the crop is yet to be harvested.

Notably, Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked small-arms firing during the intervening night of April 29 and 30 from its posts across the Line of Control (LoC) in multiple sectors of Jammu and Kashmir, prompting a swift and proportionate response from the Indian Army, according to lndian Army.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Indian Army reported that Pakistani forces targeted Indian positions in the Naushera, Sunderbani, and Akhnoor sectors in the Jammu region. Later updates confirmed that similar ceasefire violations were also recorded further north in Baramulla and Kupwara districts, as well as across the International Border (IB) in the Pargwal sector.

'During the night of 29-30 April, Pakistan Army posts initiated unprovoked small-arms fire across the Line of Control opposite the Naushera, Sunderbani, and Akhnoor sectors. Indian Army troops responded swiftly and proportionately,' the Army stated.

Further, Pakistan extended the firing to additional locations across the LoC in Baramulla and Kupwara, in north Kashmir, along with the Pargwal sector along the IB. The Indian Army maintained that its troops retaliated appropriately to all such violations. (ANI)