Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 15: Pakistan violated ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing and mortar shelling on forward posts and villages along the Line of Control and the International Border in Poonch and Kathua districts.
The firing and shelling by Pakistani Army in Kirni and Qasba sectors along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district started around 1.45 pm today and lasted for nearly one-and-a-half-hour, causing damage to some civilian structures, reports said.
There was no report of any casualty, but some domestic animals suffered splinter injuries, they said.
“Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by small arms firing and shelling with mortars along LoC in Kirni and Qasba sectors in Poonch. Indian Army retaliated befittingly and silenced the Pakistani guns,” a Defence spokesman said.
Meanwhile, Pakistani Rangers also violated ceasefire by firing in forward areas of Manyari-Chorgali in Hiranagar sector along the International Border (IB) in Kathua district, prompting effective retaliation by the Border Security Force (BSF).
The firing was initiated by the Pakistani Rangers when they targeted the forward posts around 9.45 pm last night, reports said, adding heavy firing rattled the area till 4.35 am today, causing panic among the border residents.
However, no one was injured in the Pakistani firing at both LoC and IB.
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