Pak troops violate ceasefire along LoC again
Team Udayavani, Mar 13, 2017, 1:13 PM IST
Jammu: In second ceasefire violation in less than 24 hours, Pakistani troops today resorted to mortar shelling and firing by automatic weapons along the Line of Control (LoC) in Pooch district of Jammu and Kashmir, prompting the army to retaliate.
“There was unprovoked ceasefire violation by Pakistan Army in Poonch sector from 0640 hours today, using 82 mm mortars, automatic weapons,” a defence spokesman said.
Indian Army personnel took positions and responded befittingly to the Pakistani firing, the spokesman said, adding that intermittent firing was going on.
There is no casualty on Indian side, he said. This is the second ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops in Poonch district since yesterday. Yesterday, Pakistani troops had violated the ceasefire by resorting to firing and mortar shelling in Krishnagati sector along the LoC in Pooch district.
On March 9, army jawan Deepak Jagannath Ghadge was killed when Pakistani soldiers initiated indiscriminate and unprovoked firing along the LoC in Poonch.
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