"During the night of April 27-28, Pakistan Army posts initiated unprovoked small arms fire across the Line of Control in areas opposite Kupwara and Poonch districts," the military said in a statement, adding that the Indian army responded swiftly and effectively.
On April 22, a terrorist attack took place in Jammu and Kashmir, killing 26 people, including one Nepalese citizen. A group of terrorists from the Resistance Front, affiliated with the Lashkar-e-Taiba* group claimed responsibility for the attack. Following the attack, the Indian Cabinet Committee on Security decided to reduce the staff of the embassies of India and Pakistan in each other's countries, suspend the Indus Waters Treaty and close the only functioning land border crossing between the two countries. All Pakistani citizens who entered India through this checkpoint were asked to leave the country by May 1, while those who entered via the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Visa Exemption Scheme were asked to leave within 48 hours.
In response to the restrictions imposed by Indian authorities, Pakistan's National Security Committee said the country would regard any attempt by India to divert the flow of the Indus River as an act of war, announced an immediate suspension of "all trade with India, including to and from any third country through Pakistan," and closed its airspace to all Indian flights.
*banned terror outfit