Pakistan troops fire at Indian positions in Jammu

July 20, 2014 09:01 am | Updated November 16, 2021 06:48 pm IST - Jammu

Pakistan rangers on Sunday used mortars to target Indian positions on the international border in Jammu district, creating panic among villagers in the R.S. Pura sector.

“Pakistan rangers fired at Pital and two other posts of the Border security force (BSF) in R.S. Pura sector of Jammu on Sunday morning,” police sources said.

“Pakistan firing started at 2 am. They also used mortars some of which fell in residential areas killing cattle there. The BSF has taken adequate retaliatory measures.”

The firing created panic in many villages along the border in the area, including Gharna, Sai, Kaku de Kothey areas.

Although silence prevailed on the border in these areas till Saturday, villagers had preferred to remain indoors and avoided working in their fields.

Pakistan has been violating the bilateral ceasefire in R.S. Pura sector for the last one week, causing concern to residents in the border villages.

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