Indian and Pakistani troops traded small arms fire in the Arnia sector along the 192-km-long international border after Pakistan violated the mutually-brokered truce deal between the two countries late last night.
“Without any provocation from our side, Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire around 8.20 last night firing on Indian post Kot Kubba in the Arnia sector along the border in Jammu district,” said a senior BSF officer.
“Their unwarranted act compelled us to give them a calibrated response and the intermittent fire continued till 9.15 pm before guns fell silent on both sides,” he added.
The officer said there were no casualties or injuries to BSF troopers in the firing.
“The firing was heavy for the first 15 minutes. It turned intermittent later and continued for over an hour,” he said.
“We don’t know if they have suffered any injuries or casualties in the retaliatory fire,” he said.
The small arms firing by Pakistan Rangers came from their Iqbal Shaheed post in the Sialkot sector targeting forward points, including Kot Kubba border outpost.
“This morning we lodged a strong protest with our counterparts at a commandant-level flag meeting held at the Zero Line between the two posts,” said the officer.
“We told them that since the area had been peaceful for the past year, why did they want to vitiate the atmosphere,” he added.
However, Pakistan Rangers remained in a denial mode and instead “blamed us for the skirmish”, he said.
The BSF officer, however, ruled out any infiltration while the firing was going on.
“We didn’t observe any movement of militants on their side. So, we can rule out the possibility that Pakistan Rangers violated the ceasefire with an intention to push militants to this side from the Iqbal Shaheed post,” said the officer. But the BSF is alert to the possibility of infiltration, he added.
The firing came close on the heels of the detection of a 500-metre-long tunnel near the Chalyari border outpost in Samba sector on July 28.
The BSF and the Army are on a high alert in view of Independence Day when terrorists are expected to try and disrupt the celebrations.
CEASEFIRE VIOLATION
* Since 2006, Pakistan has violated the ceasefire 250 times and this year there have been 19 violations so far
* Under confidence-building measures, India and Pakistan had agreed for ceasefire in November 2003
CEASEFIRE VIOLATION
* Since 2006, Pakistan has violated the ceasefire 250 times and this year there have been 19 violations so far
* Under confidence-building measures, India and Pakistan had agreed for ceasefire in November 2003
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