JAMMU: Pakistan yet again violated the ceasefire by firing heavily and targeting the border hamlets and forward Border Outposts in Samba and Kathua districts.
“Pakistani Rangers this evening at around 1900 hrs started unprovoked firing in village Mawa of Ghagwal tehsil of Samba on the third consecutive day”, a police spokesman here said.
He said that small arms and mortars were fired from across the border while the BSF troops effectively retaliated to the firing with similar caliber weapons.
“Villagers have been shifted to the government buildings situated few kilometers away from the border while basic facilities are being provided to them”, an administrative official said. Meanwhile, Pakistani Rangers at around 1920 hrs also started targeting forward BoPs and border hamlets in Hiranagar area of Kathua district.
”Advisories were already issued to the bordering people not to move out of their houses during night hours,” Ramesh Kumar- DC Kathua said.
The DC said that bullet proof vehicles of police and ambulances have been pressed into service and kept reserve in case of any untoward like incident.
He said that no injury has been reported so far. So far in the past three days, a civilian has been killed and five villages injured, over a dozen houses damaged and more than five cattle fell prey to bullets in cross border firing. (AGENCIES)
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