J&K: Pakistan violates ceasefire; woman killed, husband injured in shelling along LoC

A woman was killed and her husband injured in Pakistani shelling along Line of Control (LoC) in Nowshera sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Thursday.

Pakistan continues to provoke India for the fourth time in a month, even after after mutilating two Indian soldiers.

Firing is still underway in the region.

Under the cover of heavy mortar fire, a Pakistani special forces team on May 1, sneaked 250 metres across the Line of Control (LoC) into the Poonch sector and beheaded two Indian security personnel.

The soldiers killed were Naib Subedar Paramjeet Singh of 22 Sikh Infantry and Head Constable Prem Sagar of 200th Battalion of Border Security Force (BSF)​. A BSF constable Rajinder Singh was injured but is out of danger.

Earlier, Pakistan had broken the ceasefire on April 8, in Poonch district on April 5, in Bhimbher Gali (BG) sector on April 4 and twice on April 3 in Balakote and Poonch sectors.

On March 19, Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire by resorting to shelling and firing along the LoC in Bhimbher Gali area of Poonch district.

On March 13, Pakistani troops resorted to mortar shelling and firing by automatic weapons along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch sector.

On March 12, Pakistani troops had violated the ceasefire by resorting to firing and mortar shelling in Krishnagati and Chakan Da Bagh sectors along the LoC in Poonch district.

In 2016, 228 instances of ceasefire violations along the LoC were reported while there were 221 instances of ceasefire violations along International Border (IB).

Between April 2016 and March this year, the maximum of 88 violations were witnessed in November followed by 78 in October and 22 last month.