Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 16: A brief exchange of fire took place along the Line of Control (LoC) in Gulpur sector of Poonch district when an Indian Army post came under fire from a forested area of Pakistan this morning.
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The firing, believed to be a sniper shot aimed at the Indian Army soldiers, took place around 11.30 AM.
As per the officials, the soldiers retaliated and the exchange of fire lasted for a very brief period.
There was no damage on the Indian side, the officials said.
However, it was not immediately clear whether the Pakistan army was behind the firing, or it was terrorists hiding in the forests and waiting for an opportunity to sneak in.
There were a few cross-border incidents last week, including an IED explosion in which two Army personnel including a Captain were martyred. Two other soldiers were injured in cross-border firing in violation of ceasefire. Indian troops retaliated befittingly, inflicting “heavy casualties” on the Pakistani side.
The ceasefire violations along the borders in J&K have become few and far between since India and Pakistan renewed the ceasefire agreement on February 25, 2021.
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