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Pakistan violates ceasefire again

The Pakistani army opened indiscriminate fire on Indian forward posts on the line of control in Krishna Ghati sector in Jammu’s Poonch district around 9 pm.

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The Pakistani army again violated ceasefire on Thursday even as foreign ministers of India and Pakistan were trying to iron out differences in Islamabad.

The Pakistani army opened indiscriminate fire on Indian forward posts on the line of control (LoC) in Krishna Ghati sector in Jammu’s Poonch district around 9 pm. Firing went on for nearly two hours, Lieutenant Colonel Biplab Nath, the defence spokesman at Jammu, said. 

The Pakistani army targetted forward posts in Nangi Tekri area. “The firing was unprovoked. They used small arms and also fired some rockets. We responded appropriately. There was no loss on our side,” Lt Col Nath said.

The Indian army has lodged a protest with the Pakistani army for the ceasefire violation.

“Hopefully, a flag meeting will take place today [Friday] at Chakan-da-Bagh where we will lodge our protest,” he said.
This is the fourth ceasefire violation in Jammu and Kashmir this month. Pakistani Rangers had violated ceasefire and killed a BSF jawan in Chek Pargwal, Akhnoor sector, on the international border in Jammu on July 5.

While Indian soldiers were braving the Pakistani army firing along LoC, another column was busy fighting Lashkar-e-Taiba militants hiding in Beri Rakh forests in Mendhar area of Poonch. Two terrorists and an army Major have already died in the encounter, which entered the fourth day on Friday. Ten armymen, including a Colonel, have been injured. “The operation is on. It is hard to say how many militants are there,” Lt Col Nath said.

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