J&K: Pakistan violates ceasefire, shells villages along LoC in Rajouri
Pakistan has violated ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) over 2,500 times from January to November 15 this year.
Pakistan on Saturday violated ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, news agency PTI quoted a defence spokesperson as having said. Faced with unprovoked firing, the Indian Army retaliated heavily to the Pakistani shelling in Sunderbani sector.
"Pakistan initiated the unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing of small arms and shelling with mortars at about 11.30 am, prompting befitting retaliation by Indian Army," the spokesman said, according to the PTI report, adding that there was no casualty in the shelling.
Pakistan has violated ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) over 2,500 times from January to November 15 this year, Indian Army sources said on Saturday, adding that more than 350 of these violations took place in the month of October. In the first 11 days of November, as many as 97 ceasefire violations from the Pakistan side was reported.
Ceasefire violations have been reported almost every day for the past three months in the districts of Hiranagar, Akhnoor, Sunderbani, Nowshera, Rajouri, Mendhar, Poonch, Udi, and Kupwara.