Poonch: Pakistani troops engaged in firing and intense mortar shelling in three sectors along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday in violation of a ceasefire agreement, a defence spokesman said.
The firing and shelling from across the border in Shahpur, Kirni and Degwar sectors started around 9.15 am.
Indian Army personnel guarding the LoC gave a strong and befitting response to the cross-border fire, the spokesman said.
He said the exchange of fire was going on when last reports were received. There was no report of any casualty on the Indian side, the spokesman said.
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Earlier on Wednesday, Pakistan violated the ceasefire in Kirni and Qasba sectors of the Poonch district.
The ceasefire violation was initiated by Pakistan at 6:45 am.
On the same day, an Army JCO (Junior Commissioned Officer) lost his life in a ceasefire violation by Pakistan, in the Keri sector of Rajouri.
On Sunday, JCO Rajwinder Singh, a resident of Punjab's Amritsar, lost his life during a ceasefire violation by Pakistan in the Naushera sector of Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Pakistan has been violating the bilateral ceasefire on the LoC with impunity this year.
In over 2,730 such ceasefire violations so far, 24 civilians have been killed and over 100 injured.
Dozens of houses, heads of cattle and other civilian facilities have borne the brunt of Pakistan's hostilities along the LoC in J&K.
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