On Monday, security forces interacted with suspected drones along the International Border in the Jammu district's Samba region, as quoted by the Army.
The drone movement took place only a few hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to the country for the first time after Operation Sindoor and the interaction between the DGMOs of India and Pakistan.
The Army assured citizens that the situation was normal and peaceful. "There are no reports of enemy drones currently," the statement said, reiterating that there was no need to panic. "Few suspected drones have been spotted around Samba in J&K. They are being taken care of," the Army asserted.
As a precautionary measure, some areas, such as Samba, Kathua, Rajouri, and Jammu, were blacked out. The Mata Vaishno Devi cave shrine and the surrounding track were also plunged into darkness as a precautionary measure, sources said.
On the same day, talks between the DGMOs remained centered on ensuring their resolve not to allow any aggressive move or firing across the border. Both sides concurred on exploring steps for immediate troop reduction in the forward areas and along the border, the Army said.
Throughout Jammu and Kashmir, the scene was mostly peaceful, as there were no ceasefire violations overnight. This was the first night of peace following 18 nights of fighting, initiated by the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives, most of them tourists.
India and Pakistan came to an agreement on Saturday to suspend all armed activities across land, sea, and air after four days of heated drone and missile attacks that had driven the two countries to the edges of war. The ceasefire, which came after the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor, brought peace along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border.
Since April 24, when India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty following the Pahalgam attack, Pakistani troops had targeted Indian posts along the LoC repeatedly. The confrontation started in the northern Kashmir districts of Kupwara and Baramulla, and then extended to Rajouri, Poonch, Akhnoor, and Jammu's Pargwal sector. The action impacted five frontier districts.
The recent spurt further eroded the February 2021 ceasefire agreement, as Pakistan persisted in breaching it along the 740 km length of the LoC. The terror strike in Pahalgam on April 22 prompted a robust reaction from the Indian government.
The India-Pakistan border stretches more than 3,300 kilometers and consists of three sections: the International Border (IB), which extends approximately 2,400 km from Gujarat to Akhnoor in Jammu; the 740 km-long Line of Control (LoC), separating Jammu and Kashmir; and the 110 km-long Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL) in the Siachen Glacier area.
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