With no let up in ceasefire violations, Pakistani troops opened small and medium arms fire on at least four Indian forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Krishna Ghati (KG) sector in Poonch district late last night.
The Army was compelled to give Pakistan a calibrated response.
Sources said in an attempt to push a group of six to eight militants into the Indian side, the Pakistani troops opened unprovoked fire.
An Army spokesperson said no such group was sighted during the gun fight.
The Pakistani troops fired at several Indian posts along the LoC in the Nangi Tekri area from 12.05 to 12.40 am, said the spokesperson.
“Three of our posts came under fire, compelling us to give them a calibrated response,” he said.
“There was no loss of life or injuries to our troops,” he added.
This was the fourth ceasefire violation that took place recently, taking the total number of ceasefire violations this year on the LoC and international border to 22.
On August 7, the Pakistani troops resorted to small and medium arms fire on the Indian posts in the Shahpur sector along the LoC in poonch district.
The sources said the Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire with malafide intentions to push a group of six to eight militants to this side.
“They not only violated the truce deal, but also provided a cover fire to the group,” said the sources.
At least four posts, Kranti, Kirpan, Ghora and Nangi Tekri were targeted by them, they added. The area is being guarded by 3 Grenadiers.
The Pakistani troops resorted to small arms fire from their Daku, Shiv and Battal posts.
The Pakistani troops opened fire initially from 10.15 to 10.30 pm. After a brief lull, they again opened fire at 12.05 am, which lasted till 12.40 am, said sources.
Pakistan had violated the truce deal on the night of August 6, targeting BSF’s Pansar border outpost along the international border in the Hiranagar sector of Kathua district, resulting in injuries to two soldiers.
Pakistan Rangers had opened fire at the Kote Kubba post along the international border in the RS Pura sector in Jammu district on August 5.
India lodged a strong protest with Pakistan on August 7 over ceasefire violations along the LoC and the international border in Jammu and Kashmir.
There has been a sudden spurt in truce violations by Pakistan after the BSF detected a transborder tunnel at Chalyari in the Samba sector on July 28. The BSF had lodged a strong protest with the Pakistan Rangers on July 31.
In June, Pakistan had violated the ceasefire five times along the LoC in the KG sector, which had compelled the Army to move an artillery battalion.
BSF jawan PK Mishra and Lance Naik Harvinder Singh were killed in the heavy shelling by the Pakistani troops while four more soldiers were injured.
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