Pakistani troops continued breaching the ceasefire along the LoC for the fourth successive day on Saturday by resorting to unprovoked firing and shelling, while two persons have been injured and several houses damaged in Jammu region overnight due to the violation.
Army troops guarding the borderline with Pakistan effectively responded to the firing. “Pakistani troops violated ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing on Indian forward posts along LoC in Sabjian belt of Poonch district around 10.50 a.m. today,” a Defence spokesman said here on Saturday night.
No casualty was reported till the last news came. This was the ninth ceasefire violation in the last four days.
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A minor girl was killed and 10 people injured in firing and mortar shelling along LoC in Sabjian forward belt of Poonch district in the past three days.
After shelling border hamlets along the LoC in Poonch, Pakistani troops resorted to heavy firing of mortar bombs, small and automatic weapons in Jammu region overnight leaving two persons injured.
“Yesterday, it was in the south of Gulmarg as well. The effects were more pronounced on the Poonch side. It was very much there on our side but comparatively not significant,” said General Officer Commanding of Srinagar-based 15 Corps, Lt. Gen Subrata Saha.
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