Pakistan Violates Ceasefire Along LoC In Jammu And Kashmir’s Poonch indiatoday.in

The Pakistan army violated the ceasefire on Wednesday by resorting to small arms fire and shelling with mortars on forwarding posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch, a defense spokesman said. The firing from across the border in the Krishna Ghati sector started around 1645 hours and was retaliated by the Indian Army “befittingly”, the official said, adding that the Pakistan army initiated the cross-border firing. There was no report of any casualty in the Pakistani shelling, the spokesman said. Meanwhile, General Officer Commanding, Star Corps, Lt Gen J S Nain visited forward areas of Jammu-based ‘Tiger division’ and reviewed the operational preparedness of the forces. The Corps Commander exalted the troops to be ever-vigilant towards the external threats facing the country and complimented them for their stellar performance against all odds.