Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 6: Two Army personnel were injured in Pakistani firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district today.
The soldiers, who were manning a forward post in the Romali Dhara area of Nowshera sector, were injured in the firing from across the border last night, sources said.
They have been identified as Naik Kalu Ram and Sepoy R Gautam. They were immediately evacuated to hospital and their condition was state to be stable.
Pakistani troops initiated the unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing from small arms, followed by mortar-shelling around 9 pm on Friday.
The Army retaliated in a befitting manner to silence the Pakistani guns, he added.
The cross-border firing and shelling continued till 10.30 pm, the officials said, adding that the casualties suffered by the Pakistani troops in the retaliatory action were not known immediately.
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