Recent escalations along the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan have resulted in significant casualties, with India reporting at least 16 deaths and Pakistan claiming 40, following renewed hostilities after a Pahalgam attack. The LoC, a heavily militarized border established post-1949, remains a focal point of conflict, affecting local populations who face ongoing violence and displacement. Tensions have further heightened as India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty, while Pakistan threatened to abandon the 1972 Simla Agreement, which formalized the LoC.
