Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 17: The Pakistan Rangers violated ceasefire overnight by resorting to unprovoked firing on forward posts and villages along the International Border (IB) in Kathua district.
The firing in the Pansar-Manyari area started around 9.15 PM Friday and continued through the night, forcing the residents to take shelter in the underground bunkers, the officials said.
They said BSF troops guarding the IB retaliated strongly. There was no report of any casualty on the Indian side, they said.
However, a barber shop suffered some damages, the officials said, adding the cross-border firing between the two sides stopped around 5.55 am.
Meanwhile, the Army destroyed five unexploded 120-mm mortar shells fired by Pakistan during ceasefire violations in different villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district.
They said the shells were found close to residential areas in different villages of Balnoi sector. They were removed by the bomb disposal squads of the Army after being informed by the villagers.
The live mortar shells were later destroyed in controlled explosions in the forest area, the officials said.
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