Pak army violates ceasefire along border, no casualty
Pakistan and India traded shots along the LoC as the former reportedly violated ceasefire multiple times in the last 24 hours.
According to defence spokesman Lt Col Manish Mehta, the Pakistani army fired small arms, automatic weapons, and mortars on Saturday and Sunday.
The attack started from 8.20pm to 10pm in Poonch district on Saturday. On Sunday, firing recommenced at 9.45am in Poonch, and spread first to the International Border at 11.30am and then to Rajouri at 12.40pm. Civilian and military areas were targeted.
“The army posts are retaliating strongly and effectively,” said Mehta on Sunday afternoon. “The firing is presently on.”
Pakistan’s media presented its own side of the story. The Associated Press of Pakistan and The News International both said the Indian army initiated firing at Chirikot border area.
At present, there are no reports of any damage on the Indian side, though mortar firing induced panic among civilians near the LoC.
The fresh spate of gunfire came after Pakistan’s army chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, visited troops on the other side of LoC in Muzaffarabad this weekend. It was Gen Bajwa’s third visit to the border this month .
