Baramulla: Pakistan has violated the ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district for the third consecutive day. The ceasefire was violated along the Line of Control in the Rampur area of Baramulla district in the wee hours of Sunday morning by firing mortars and other weapons following which befitting reply was given by the Indian Army.
Pakistani troops shelled mortars along the Line of Control in Rampur sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, drawing retaliation from the Indian Army, a defence spokesperson said.
This is the second ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops in Rampur sector and the third in the north Kashmir district in the last three days, he added.
Earlier in the day, Pakistani troops opened fire and shelled areas along the Line of Control in Poonch district in which an army soldier was killed and two others were injured.
On Saturday, Defence Ministry spokesperson Colonel Rajesh Kalia had said that Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation on Friday morning along the LoC Rampur sector of Baramulla district. In this attack, one Army personnel and an elderly woman was killed while one civilian and another lady were critically injured.