NewsFinale
  • Home
  • News
  • Local News
  • Business
  • Health
  • Finance
  • Celeb Lifestyle
  • Crime
  • Entertainment
  • Advertise Here
Gleammour AquaFresh
NewsFinale
  • Home
  • News
  • Local News
  • Business
  • Health
  • Finance
  • Celeb Lifestyle
  • Crime
  • Entertainment
  • Advertise Here
Home Local News “Intense Artillery Exchanges Between Indian and Pakistan Troops Throughout the Night”

“Intense Artillery Exchanges Between Indian and Pakistan Troops Throughout the Night”

Indian and Pakistan troops swap intense artillery fire overnight
Up next
Photo: Kaavia Wade Instagram
Gabrielle Union talks about how her daughters Zaya and Kaavia are getting closer before the oldest one heads to college
Published on 09 May 2025
Author
NewsFinale Journal
Share and Follow
FacebookXRedditPinterestWhatsApp


SRINAGAR – Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged heavy volleys of shells and gunfire across their frontier in Kashmir overnight, killing at least five civilians amid a growing military standoff that erupted following an attack on tourists in the India-controlled portion of the disputed region.

In Pakistan, an unusually intense night of artillery exchanges left at least four civilians dead and wounded 12 others in areas near the Line of Control that divides Kashmir, local police official Adeel Ahmad said. People in border towns said the firing continued well into Friday morning.

“We’re used to hearing exchange of fire between Pakistan and India at the Line of Control, but last night was different,” said Mohammad Shakil, who lives near the frontier in Chakothi sector.

In India, military officials said Pakistani troops barraged their posts overnight with artillery, mortars and gunfire at multiple locations. They said Indian soldiers responded, triggering fierce exchanges until early dawn.

A woman was killed and two other civilians were injured in Uri sector, police said, taking the civilian death toll in India to 17 since Wednesday.

Rivals exchange strikes and allegations

Tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals have soared since an attack on a popular tourist site in India-controlled Kashmir left 26 civilians dead, mostly Hindu Indian tourists, on April 22. New Delhi has blamed Pakistan for backing the attack, an accusation Islamabad rejects.

On Wednesday, India conducted airstrikes on several sites in Pakistani territory it described as militant-related, kiling 31 civilians according to Pakistani officials. Pakistan said it shot down five Indian fighter jets.

On Thursday, both countries reported drone attacks that the other swiftly denied. These incidents could not be independently confirmed.

India orders X to block thousands of accounts

Meanwhile, social platform X in a statement on Thursday said the Indian government had ordered it to block users in the country from accessing more than 8,000 accounts, including a number of “international news organizations and other prominent users.”

The social platform did not release the list of accounts it was blocking in India, but said the order “amounts to censorship of existing and future content, and is contrary to the fundamental right of free speech.” Later, X briefly blocked access to the Global Affairs Account from which it had posted the statement, also citing a legal demand from India.

Crisis disrupts schools, sports and travel

Panic also spread during an evening cricket match in northern Dharamsala city, where a crowd of more than 10,000 people had to be evacuated from the stadium and the game called off, according to an Associated Press photographer covering the event.

Meanwhile, several northern and western Indian states, including Punjab, Rajasthan, Indian-controlled Kashmir, shut schools and other educational institutions for two days.

Airlines in India have also suspended flight operations from two dozen airports across northern and western regions. India’s Civil Aviation Ministry late Thursday confirmed in a statement the temporary closure of 24 airports.

The impact of border flare up was also seen in the Indian stock markets. In early trade on Friday, the benchmark Sensex tanked 662 points to 79,649 while Nifty 50 declined 215 points to trade at 24,058.

Vance says a war would be ‘none of our business’

As fears of military concentration soar and worried world leaders call for de-escalation, the U.S. Vice President JD Vance has said that a potential war between India and Pakistan would be “none of our business.”

“What we can do is try to encourage these folks to de-escalate a little bit, but we’re not going to get involved in the middle of war that’s fundamentally none of our business and has nothing to do with America’s ability to control it,” Vance said in an interview with Fox News.

___

Saaliq and Roy reported from New Delhi and Ahmed reported from Islamabad. Associated Press writers Ishfaq Ahmed and Roshan Mughal contributed to this report from Muzaffarabad, Pakistan.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.

Share and Follow
FacebookXRedditPinterestWhatsApp
You May Also Like
Woman dies after exiting SUV still in motion, crashing in Flagler County, troopers say
  • Local News

Woman passes away after getting out of a moving SUV and causing a crash in Flagler County, according to troopers

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – A Palm Coast woman was killed in a…
  • NewsFinale Journal
  • July 6, 2025
map visualization
  • Local News

Fatal lightning deaths most common in Florida

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Since 2006, almost 500 people have been killed by…
  • NewsFinale Journal
  • July 6, 2025
Tropical Storm Chantal strengthens slightly as it nears landfall in South Carolina
  • Local News

Tropical Storm Chantal gets stronger as it approaches South Carolina for landfall

MIAMI – Tropical Storm Chantal grew in strength as it approached the…
  • NewsFinale Journal
  • July 6, 2025
Sights and sounds from Champaign County's annual Freedom Celebration
  • Local News

Experience the Vibrant Festivities of Champaign County’s Freedom Celebration

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — For yet another year, it was all about…
  • NewsFinale Journal
  • July 5, 2025
Musician Jimmy Buffett and wife Jane Slagsvol arrive for the New York University Child Study Center Gala at Cipriani in midtown on December 4, 2006 in New York City. (Photo by Donna Ward/Getty Images)
  • Local News

Dispute about Jimmy Buffett’s estate highlights cautionary story about widow’s inheritance battle

(The Conversation) – Lawyers often tell their clients that everyone should have a…
  • NewsFinale Journal
  • July 6, 2025
Families confirm multiple campers did not survive deadly Texas flooding
  • Local News

Families confirm multiple campers did not survive deadly Texas flooding

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Family members have confirmed that multiple young girls attending…
  • NewsFinale Journal
  • July 6, 2025
Ozzy Osbourne says farewell to live performance with a hometown show for 40,000 fans
  • Local News

Ozzy Osbourne Bids Farewell to Live Performances with Epic Hometown Show for 40,000 Fans

LONDON – Hard-rock royalty and some 40,000 fans gathered for an ear-splitting…
  • NewsFinale Journal
  • July 6, 2025

'Today will be a hard day': Search ongoing for missing kids, adults in Kerrville

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The city of Kerrville and Kerr County provided another…
  • NewsFinale Journal
  • July 6, 2025
Thunderstorms coming for parts of NSW
  • AU

Large sections of NSW experience hail during thunderstorms

A pool of unstable cold air in the region whipped up some…
  • NewsFinale Journal
  • July 6, 2025
Woman dies after exiting SUV still in motion, crashing in Flagler County, troopers say
  • Local News

Woman passes away after getting out of a moving SUV and causing a crash in Flagler County, according to troopers

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – A Palm Coast woman was killed in a…
  • NewsFinale Journal
  • July 6, 2025
Are Stacey Silva And Florian Sukaj Still Together?
  • Movies

Have Stacey Silva and Florian Sukaj Maintained Their Relationship?

TLC True…
  • NewsFinale Journal
  • July 6, 2025
How Arsenal landed Martin Zubimendi: Real Madrid's failed propaganda machine, Man City's brief flirtation and what £51m transfer coup means for Declan Rice
  • Sport

How Arsenal signed Martin Zubimendi: Real Madrid’s unsuccessful PR campaigns, Man City’s short interest, and the impact of a £51m transfer on Declan Rice

Europe’s elite had registered their interest. Real Madrid tried to swoop in.…
  • NewsFinale Journal
  • July 6, 2025
NewsFinale Journal
  • Home
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Sitemap
  • DMCA
  • Advertise Here
  • Donate