India-Pakistan Border and Cross-Border Escalation

Context

Pakistan resorted to heavy shelling in the border districts in Jammu and Kashmir along the Line of Control and the International Border hours after India launched 'Operation Sindoor' in retaliation to the Pahalgam carnage, in which terrorists gunned down 26 civilians. The shelling and firing led to the injury and death of civilians.

India-Pakistan Border:

The India-Pakistan border, also called the International Border (IB), extends from Jammu and Kashmir in the north to the Zero Point between Gujarat in India and Sindh province in Pakistan.
Spanning a total length of 3,323 km, this frontier is one of the most sensitive and heavily guarded borders in the world.
Visibility from Space: Due to the installation of approximately 150,000 floodlights on 50,000 poles, this border is visible from space at night, symbolising the scale of India's security measures.
Indian States and Union Territories Sharing Border with Pakistan (Total: 3,323 km)
- Jammu and Kashmir: 1,222 km
- Rajasthan: 1,170 km
- Gujarat: 506 km
- Punjab: 425 km
The Border Security Force (BSF) is India's border protecting organisation on its border with Pakistan and Bangladesh. It is one of the five Central Armed Police Forces of India, and was raised in the awaken of the 1965 War on 1 December 1965.