Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 29: Pakistan army today again shelled forward posts of troops and civilian population along the Line of Control (LoC) in Mankote and Krishna Ghati sectors of Poonch district.
“Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by using mortars and firing small arms along the LoC in Mankote and Krishna Ghati sectors from 7.50 am,” sources said.
They said the Army retaliated befittingly to silence the Pakistan guns but there was no report of any casualty on the Indian side in the cross-border firing, which continued for about one and a half hours. Click here to watch video
Casualties or damage, if any, on Pakistan side couldn’t be ascertained immediately.
The latest incident of ceasefire violation comes after a gap of two days.
Pakistan troops shelled villages along the LoC in Nowshera sector on Tuesday.
Seven persons including three soldiers have been martyred in the twin districts of Rajouri and Poonch since India’s air strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror camp in Pakistan’s Balakote on February 26. Pakistan army has suffered heavy casualties and infrastructural losses in retaliatory actions by Indian troops.
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