Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 14: In view of suspected firing along the border in Khour area of Akhnoor sector in wee hours of this morning, Army today said that it was a speculative exchange of fire and no ceasefire violation (CFV) has taken place.
“The news of CFV on Line of Control (LoC) in Akhnoor sector is circulating on various media platforms. It is clarified that no CFV has occurred,” a Defence spokesman said.
He added that it is just a speculative exchange of fire due to fog and poor visibility, which is a normal activity on forward posts.
“The Sector where speculative firing has taken place is primarily the International Border sector and not LoC,” the spokesman stated.
Meanwhile, a major forest fire broke out near Dera Ki Gali area of Poonch district, threatening the lives of scores of people and infrastructure in the early hours of today, the officials said.
The local Army unit swiftly rushed to the area and launched an operation to bring the fire under control with the help of other security agencies.
“Prompt and speedy response of the Indian Army saved many lives and infrastructure, when a massive forest fire broke near Dera Ki Gali and endangered civil and Army infrastructure. With coordinated and synergistic efforts of civil agencies and security forces, the fire was brought under control,” the officials said.
The troops were seen engaged in dousing the flames in a short video posted by the Army on X.
Officials will assess the damage caused to the forest infrastructure due to the fire.
Meanwhile, security forces today continued searches in different areas of Rajouri and Poonch districts to track down the hiding terrorists.
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