Pak army violates ceasefire again, targets 5 Indian posts

In a fresh ceasefire violation, Pakistani troops on Wednesday opened unprovoked firing on five Indian forward posts along the LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, prompting retaliation from Indian forces.

Pakistan army troops opened small and medium weaponry firing and lobbed rocket-propelled grenades in Mendhar sub-sector of Poonch district at around 12:30 pm, Defence Spokesman S N Acharya said.

Indian troops gave an equal retaliation, resulting in exchanges that stopped around 1340 hours, he said, adding there was no report of loss of life or injury. The Indian posts which came under attack are Palli, 485, 485A, Puna and Noyal.

There have been over 90 ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops so far this year. Six jawans were killed and 13 people injured in ceasefire violations and firing by Pakistani troops in forward posts and civilian areas and on patrol parties along the border in over a month.

On September 9, Pakistani troops had fired with small arms at Gamdhir and Mendhar sub-sectors along the LoC. Pakistani troops, which violated ceasefire along the LoC in two forward areas of Gigrial and Laukikan in Jammu district, targeted Indian posts with small arms and medium machine guns on Monday, Acharya said, adding the firing continued until midnight without any causality or injury.

There was sniper firing from across the border on a Border Security Force observation post along International Border in Maljodha BOP area of Jammu on Sunday in which a jawan narrowly escaped.