Pakistani Troops Resorts Incessant Firing Across LoC, India Retaliated

Indian Army and the para-military forces have befittingly retaliated to silence the Pakistani troops.

Violating the ceasefire, Pakistan Army has on Saturday resorted to incessant firings on forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB). According to the authorities, the site of incidents falling in Poonch and Kathua districts of Jammu and Kashmir. However, the Indian troops guarding the borders retaliated befittingly to silence the Pakistani guns and there was no report of any casualty on the Indian side, a senior Government officer said. When contacted, a Defense spokesperson, today late evening said Pakistan army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms and shelling mortars along LoC in Kirni and Qasba sectors in Poonch district.

He also added that the Indian army retaliated and the cross-border shelling was continuing till the last reports were received. Earlier, Pakistani rangers resorted to firing from across the border in Karol Matrai and Chandwa along the IB in Kathua district started around 12.45 am, drawing effective retaliation by the Border Security Force (BSF), the officials said. They said the exchange of firing between the two sides continued till 3 am. The officer said that the Pakistani firing caused panic among the border and as a consequence many villagers are being forced to spend sleepless night. All have been kept in the underground bunkers for their safety.