LoC ceasefire violation: Pak troops fire in Jammu sector

Another ceasefire violation took place at two places in forward areas of Jammu region as India celebrated its Independence Day.

As India celebrated its Independence Day, Pakistani troops fired mortars and rockets at Indian Army and Border Security Force (BSF) positions at two places in forward areas of Jammu region on Friday, marking yet another ceasefire violation.

The two incidents took place within an hour of each other along the international border at R S Pura in Jammu sector and the Line of Control at Mandi in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir, according to Army sources in New Delhi.

With the two incidents being reported, the number of violations of the November 2003 ceasefire agreement with India by Pakistan Army since January this year has reached 24.

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At R S Pura, Pakistani troops fired rockets at BSF positions at Dhulia, Katmadia and Sangrul for about 45 minutes starting at around 2.10 am.

“The firing of rockets did take place this morning and it is a major incident. But since the rockets were targeted at BSF positions, the Army is yet to ascertain the details of the incident,” Defence PRO at Jammu Lt Col S D Goswami said.

The Pakistani troops fired some five rounds of rockets at each of the three BSF posts, Army sources said.

An hour earlier, Pakistan Army also lobbed 60-mm mortar shells at Indian Army positions at Mandi area of Poonch sector in the state.

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“There were a couple of rounds of mortar fire by Pakistani troops at our positions in Mandi of Poonch sector,” a top Army officer said.

They also resorted to indiscriminate small arms fire in the area and the firing continued for a few minutes.

In both the incidents of ceasefire violations, no damage was caused or casualties were reported on the Indian side, the sources added.