Srinagar: Pakistani troops on Wednesday opened fire and shelled areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, drawing heavy retaliation from the Indian Army.
The firing is still on, a defence spokesman said.
“Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked and indiscriminate firing of small arms, automatics and mortars from 0815 hours in Poonch sector along the Line of Control,” the spokesman said.
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The Indian Army is retaliating strongly and effectively.
The highest number of such violations took place in 2002 when 8376 incidents were reported while 2045 incidents of ceasefire violations were reported in 2003. This year alone, there have been 105 ceasefire violations by Pakistan Rangers along the IB in Jammu frontier area in J&K.
