Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 2: Pakistan army troops opened indiscriminate firing on forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district twice during the day today.
Pakistani troops resorted to mortar shelling and small arms fire on forward posts in Khari Karmara and Digwar areas of Poonch sector first during the morning and once again in the evening, reports said.
Indian troops fired in retaliation very effectively both the times, they said, adding that no casualty or damage was reported on the Indian side. However, there were reports that Pakistani troops have suffered some damage in terms of infrastructure.
On Tuesday, Pakistani troops had resorted to small arms fire along the LoC in Khari Karmara and Gulpur areas in Poonch.
Despite repeated calls for restraint and adherence to the ceasefire understanding of 2003, there were 1,591 incidents of unprovoked ceasefire violations along the LoC and the IB by Pakistan last year till October, the officials said.
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