Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 2 (ANI): BJP leader Ravinder Raina lauded the Indian army response to the Pakistan Army's unprovoked small arms firing across the Line of Control (LoC) on the night of May 1-2 in areas opposite Kupwara, Baramulla, and Poonch districts, as well as in the Naushera and Akhnoor sectors in Jammu and Kashmir.

He also visited the village areas adjacent to the LoC (Line of Control) in Jammu and Kashmir.

'I have visited villages in the border areas of Jammu and Kashmir which are adjacent to the LoC. Pakistan is continuously violating the ceasefire by firing into Indian territory. Pakistan is firing towards the Indian border in the areas of Rajouri, Poonch, Mendhar, Nowshera, Sunderbani, Akhnoor, and Kupwara. The Indian Army has given a strong, befitting reply to this ceasefire... The people of Jammu and Kashmir, along with the army and police, will foil every conspiracy and evil intention of Pakistan,' he said.

According to the Indian Army, the troops responded in a calibrated and proportionate manner to the unprovoked small-arms firing by the Pakistan Army.

This is the eighth consecutive day of India's effective retaliation since the Pakistan Army's unprovoked small-arms firing on the night of April 25-26.

Earlier, the Indian Army effectively responded to Pakistan's small arms firing across the LoC in the Kupwara district as well as in the Uri and Akhnoor sectors in the region.

Meanwhile, security forces in J&K's Rajouri district have heightened their alertness following the terrorist attack.

Joint search operations are underway in various forest areas, including forests and border regions, to track down terrorists. Vehicle check posts have been set up with security forces conducting thorough checks of suspected vehicles on highways and roads.

Earlier on Tuesday, the Director General of Military Operations of India and Pakistan talked over the hotline to discuss the unprovoked ceasefire violations by Pakistan, as per defence sources.

Sources said India warned Pakistan against the unprovoked ceasefire violations by the Pakistan Army along the Line of Control (LOC) and the International Border. (ANI)