Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 16: Pakistan army today intensified firing and shelling targetting villages and forwards posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch and Rajouri districts.
The Pakistani troops have been hitting the civilian areas along the LoC with mortars and small arms for the last 12 days.
“At about 0945 hours today, Pakistan army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation along the LoC in Qasba and Kirni sectors of Poonch by firing with small arms,” defence spokesman Lt Col Devender Anand said.
He said Pakistani troops also violated the ceasefire along the LoC in Nowshera sector in Rajouri district at around 11.45 am by firing small arms and mortars.
The Indian Army retaliated befittingly to the Pakistani aggression in all these sectors, Lt Col Anand added.
Pakistan army’s targetting of hamlets in Nowshera, Qasba and Kirni sectors has triggered fear among the people.