Pak violates ceasefire, fires mortal shells towards Indian positions in Jammu and Kashmir's Macchil sector

Pakistan violated ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Macchil sector of Kupwara district on Thursday. The Indian Army gave a befitting response to the ceasefire violation, said a army official.

Srinagar: Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Macchil sector of Jammu and Kashmir by firing mortar shells towards Indian positions on Thursday, Army officials said here.

"On June 18, in the afternoon hours, Pakistan initiated an unprovoked ceasefire violation (CFV) along the LoC in Macchil Sector by firing mortars and other weapons," they said.

The officials said the Indian Army gave a befitting response to the ceasefire violation. There were no casualties reported in the incident.

Earlier on Sunday, Army personnel was killed and two others were injured after Pakistani troops opened fire and shelled areas along the Line of Control in Poonch district.

(With inputs from PTI)