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J&K: Three civilians injured in Pakistan firing along the Line of Control

Three civilians were injured when Pakistan army resorted to ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) from Poonch to Uri sectors in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.

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Three civilians were injured when Pakistan army resorted to ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) from Poonch to Uri sectors in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.

The fresh violations came hours after Indian army thwarted Pakistani Border Action Team (BAT) strike killing one intruder and injuring two others on the LoC in Gulpur area of Poonch sector of Jammu division.

Police said Pakistan violated ceasefire in different areas of Uri sector when they resorted to heavy firing and shelling on Indian forwards positions and civilians areas. “Cease Fire violation by Pakistan in Churanda, Silikote area of Hajipeer Sector of Uri. Three civilians sustain injuries and are being evacuated to hospital. No loss of property reported so far”, tweeted Jammu and Kashmir Police..

Soon after Pakistan shifted focus and opened another front when they fired indiscriminately on Indian posts and civilian areas at  Mankote in Mendhar sector of Poonch district  “Pakistan violated ceasefire in Mankote Sector of  Mendhar. The army is retaliating effectively. Further details are being collected”, said the police.

The ceasefire violation comes a week after  Pakistan army resorted to heavy shelling on Indian forward positions and civilian areas along the Line of Control, killing a woman in Pukherni village of Rajouri district.

More than 20 people have been killed in Pakistani shelling near LoC and the international border across Jammu since January 17. While over 60 have suffered injuries, nearly half a lakh people have fled their homes in Jammu division.

The cross-border firing comes against the backdrop of army's revelation that more than 400 terrorists are waiting across the Line of Control (LoC) to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir.

“Their (terrorists) number never decreases. There are training camps and launch pads from where they are pushed. If you see south of Pir Panjal, there are 185 to 220 terrorists and in the north there are 195-220 terrorists. Once they are pushed and we eliminate them, they get replenishment,” said Lieutenant General Devraj Anbu, General Officer Commanding in Chief (GOC-in-C) of Northern Command said on February 14.

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