Pak shells LoC in Poonch for fifth day; Indian Army retaliates

The Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district witnessed shelling of mortars from the Pakistani side for a fifth consecutive day in violation of ceasefire agreement, drawing retaliation from the Indian Army.

Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir): Pakistani troops violated ceasefire for the fifth consecutive day on Friday by shelling mortars along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, drawing retaliation from the Indian Army, officials said.

"At about 2230 hours tonight, Pakistan army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms and shelling with mortars along LoC in Balakote and Shahpur & sectors in district Poonch,” a defence spokesperson said.

The Indian Army retaliated befittingly, he added.

All through the week, Pakistani troops fired small arms and mortar shells along the LoC in Poonch district.

Last week, it injured six security personnel in Sunderbani-Nowshera sector.

In March, Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik told Parliament that Pakistan violated the ceasefire at least 646 times between January 1 and February 23 this year.

Over 3,200 ceasefire violations were recorded in 2019.

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