In one of the worst Indo-Pak border conflict escalations since the 2003 ceasefire, the last few days have witnessed unprecedented targeting of civilian areas and eight civilian deaths on the Indian side of the border.
Though Pakistani firing subsided on Thursday night following heavy retaliation by the Indian Army and a strongly-worded salvos by defence minister Arun Jaitley, national security experts believe this may not be the end to Pakistan’s ‘adventurism’ along the border.