Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir):India and Pakistani troops on Monday exchanged gunfire and mortars along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir.
"Pakistan army violated ceasefire by resorting to firing mortars and other weapons along the LoC in Tangdhar area of Kupwara district," Col Rajesh Kalia, a defence spokesperson based in Srinagar, said.
"Today evening, the Pakistan army initiated an unprovoked ceasefire violation firing mortars and other weapons. The befitting response is being given," he added.
This comes three days after, four Indian Army soldiers, a Border Security Force (BSF) officer and four civilians including a woman were among nine persons killed in multiple ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops along the LoC.