Pakistan Army violates ceasefire along LoC in Pallanwala

August 30, 2013 12:03 pm | Updated November 16, 2021 09:21 pm IST - Jammu

After a two-day lull, Pakistan Army again violated the ceasefire by targeting forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu district, drawing retaliation from Indian forces.

“Pakistan Army opened indiscriminate and unprovoked firing on forward posts along the LoC in Pallanwala sub-sector in Jammu district around 2330 hours last night”, a senior Army officer said on Friday.

Pakistan Army fired from small and automatic weapons on the forward posts along LoC.

Indian troops guarding the borderline used similar calibre weapons and strongly retaliated, triggering fierce exchanges, which continued till midnight on Thursday, he said.

There was no loss of life or injury to any one in the fresh firing.

There was no firing or ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the LoC from 3.15 p.m. on August 27 to 11.30 p.m. on August 29.

Pakistani troops had violated the ceasefire on August 27, by firing on Indian posts along LoC in Bhimber Gali sub-sector of Poonch district.

There has been almost daily firing and mortar shelling by Pakistani Army in the Poonch-Rajouri sector since August 6, with a total of over 3O ceasefire violations recorded this month.

Six jawans have been killed and 10 injured in ceasefire violations and firing by Pakistan troops on forward posts, civilian areas and patrolling parties along the Indo-Pak border in August.

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