Pakistan violates ceasefire, targets Indian posts

November 08, 2016 11:40 am | Updated December 02, 2016 02:16 pm IST - Jammu

Pakistani troops on Tuesday targeted Indian posts along the Line of Control (Loc) in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district by opening fire and lobbing mortar shells.

Indian troops guarding the borderline retaliated, resulting in exchanges.

There has been firing by Pakistani troops along the LoC in Nowshera sector since 8:45 a.m., a senior Army officer said.

There has been no casualty or injury to any one in the firing by Pakistan, he said.

Pakistani troops had violated the ceasefire and targeted Mankote and Balakote areas of Mendhar sector in Poonch district on Monday.

On November 6, two Army jawans were killed and five others were injured as Pakistan Army opened fire in an attempt to facilitate two infiltration bids along the LoC in Krishna Ghati and Poonch sectors of Poonch district.

There have been over 100 ceasefire violations along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir after the surgical strike.

The worst-ever Pakistani shelling targeting civil population took place on November 1,2016, when eight persons, including two children and four women, were killed and 22 others were injured along the International Border and along the LoC in five sectors of J&K.

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