Jammu: The Pakistan Army on Wednesday resorted to unprovoked firing at two places along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, prompting the Indian Army to retaliate, officials said.
After violating the ceasefire in Poonch district earlier on Wednesday, the Pakistan Army opened fire in Naushera sector of Rajouri district.
After violating ceasefire on the Line of Control by firing on Indian positions in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Monday morning, Pakistan Army again starting heavy shelling on Indian positions in the evening, a defence official said.
Defence Ministry spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Manish Mehta said: “The Pakistan Army initiated indiscriminate firing of small arms, heavy automatics and Recoilless Rifles on the LoC in Naushera sector also.”
Firing started at 9.30 a.m. after which the Indian Army retaliated and the revert firing in still going on.
“Pakistan Army initiated indiscriminate firing of small arms, automatics and mortars from 6.45 p.m. onwards in Krishna Ghati sector of LoC,” Manish said here.
Heavy shelling and firing exchanges between Indian and Pakistani armies took place earlier on Wednesday in Poonch district in Bhimber Gali sector.
The spokesman told media persons, “The Pakistan Army initiated indiscriminate firing of small arms automatics and 82 mm mortars in Bhimber Gali sector of the LoC.”
Heavy shelling and firing exchanges between Indian and Pakistani troops began on Monday on the LoC in Poonch as Pakistan army resorted to indiscriminate firing and shelling on Indian positions in Krishna Ghati and Mendhar sectors, an official said.
The Pakistan Army has been violating the bilateral ceasefire during the last fortnight by resorting to indiscriminate shelling and firing, especially in Poonch and Rajouri districts.
The Indian Army says it is being done by Pakistan to facilitate the infiltration of militants into the Indian side.
The ceasefire violation by Pakistan army had ended in Krishna Ghati sector at 10.10 a.m. and in the other at 8.15 a.m.
Meanwhile, a statement from the Udhampur-headquartered Northern Command of the army said that troops had foiled yet another infiltration bid in Poonch sector on the night between June 11/12 and recovered 8 rucksacks and warlike stores in a search.
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