India and Pakistan exchanged artillery fire despite relaxation after the announcement of the pilot's release

India and Pakistan exchanged artillery fire at the Kashmiri border on Thursday despite the fact that the escalation seemed to be easing after the announcement of the Pakistani prime minister.and release the Indian pilot who had been captured a day earlier.

According to the Indian agency ANI, the Pakistani army violated the ceasefire in the line of control, de facto border in the region claimed by both countries, with "intense" mortar fire in the district of Poonch.

As a result, Indian units ranswered "powerfully and effectively". The confrontation took place first at 6:00 am (local time) and then at 3:00 pm.

Both countries have witnessed intense aerial combat and skirmishes in recent days. They resulted in the destruction of three fighter jets, a dozen dead and a captured Indian pilot. The escalation of tensions between India and Pakistan in Kashmir appears to have reached some calm on Thursday.

In this regard, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, declared from Vietnam that he had received "reasonably decent news"of the situation in which your country acted as mediator, andand "with a little luck", the climb would finish soon.

It is expected that the miliers cross the border Friday through the city of Wagah, in the Pakistani state of Lahore.

The statements of New Delhi and Islamabad however, they continue to be high-tension and the region persists with a strong military presence.

Persistent Threats and Military Deployments

"India will fight, live, work and triumph as one person and no one will be able to create obstacles on the road to development"Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday, according to the newspaper Hindus.

"The enemy is trying to destabilize us, carrying out their terrorist attacks, they want to stop our growthadded the president, referring to the suicide bombing in Kashmir that killed 41 people on February 14 and that New Delhi blames Pakistan.

This fact is precisely the one that triggered the current escalation, which reached an unexpected level when Indian fighter-bombers attacked a so-called jihadist camp in Pakistan, the first time in history when a nuclear power launches an air strike against another nuclear power.

Wednesday, Modi had entrusted to the Indian armed forces "free hand" to decide the time, place and modalities of the next action against Pakistan after the Abhinandan Mig-21 was shot, according to sources reported to the Indian press. In the same action, the Indians claimed to have shot down a Pakistani F-16, which Islamabad denied, Although fragments of the destroyed apparatus were presented later.

On the future of the pilot, the son of a retired senior Indian army officer, New Delhi had said Thursday that he should be repatriated "immediately" and that 39 "there is no room for negotiations". While Islamabad He mentioned from the beginning the possibility of publishing it if it helped reduce tensions.

So, it seems to have happened, given the announcement of Prime Minister Khan and the pending repatriation Friday.

At the moment, the Pakistani armed forces remain in "maximum alert", according to a statement quoted by the newspaper Dawn.

"Army troops remain alert along the line of control [frontera de facto en Cachemira] with all the necessary guarantees on the eastern border to prevent any Indian aggression", says the text published by the service of communication (ISPR).

The air force and the navy were also on alert. "The armed forces are ready for any eventuality and citizens are asked to handle rumors and be responsible in social networks", added the text.

The statement also indicated that during the last 48 hours violations of the ceasefire have been reported in Kotli, Khuiratta and Tatta Pani, and that four civilians had died and two others had been wounded by the bomber with Indian artillery.

It's precisely in the social networks that they started to to emerge videos of troop concentrations and tank movements on both sides of the border, without official confirmation.

On the other hand, today, they reported at least six exceptions to the closure of Pakistan's airspace yesterday, when airlines Air Arabia, Qatar, Emirates and Saudia began covering the connections between Peshawar, Islamabad and Lahore and destinations in the Middle East, according to the site of air traffic monitoring Flightradar24.

The reopening of these flights takes place in the middle of a visit on Thursday of Saudi Arabia's foreign minister to Pakistan, carrying a "message" for the country of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.