Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 11: Pakistani troops today resorted to mortar shelling and firing targeting forward posts of Army and civilian areas in three sectors along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch and Rajouri districts.
The shelling from across the border in Degwar and Khari Karmara sectors in Poonch and Rajouri’s Sunderbani drew a befitting retaliation by the Indian Army, sources said, adding that there was no immediate report of any casualty. However, Pakistan army was reported to have suffered some injuries and damages.
Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms and intense shelling with mortars in Degwar sector around 6.15 pm. It was followed by firing and artillery shelling in Khari Karmara at 6.40 pm, sources said. At 6.45 pm, Pakistani troops targeted forward areas along the LoC in Sunderbani sector of Rajouri district, they added.
The cross-border shelling in all the three sectors lasted about two hours.
On Saturday, two BSF personnel were injured in Pakistani firing along the LoC in Mendhar sector of Poonch.
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