Indian troops retaliate to Pakistan ceasefire violation in Poonch

Indian troops on Friday retaliated to a ceasefire violation by Pakistan across the Line of Control (LoC) in Saujian area of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch sector.

Defence Public Relation Officer (PRO) Manish Mehta, who confirmed the report, said that Pakistan resorted to unprovoked firing in Saujian area of Poonch from 2.00 pm to 3.00 pm hours using small arms and mortars, forcing the Indian side to retaliate.

No casualties have, however, been reported so far. Pakistan has continuously been violating ceasefire across the LoC in Saujian from the past two days

Four civilians were injured on Thursday after the Pakistani Rangers violated ceasefire and resorted to unprovoked firing across the LoC, after which the Border Security Force (BSF) retaliated.