Pakistan violates ceasefire along LoC in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch

A day after three militants were killed in a hugely successful operation by the security forces in Batote on Jammu-Srinagar highway, Pakistan initiated unprovoked firing in another ceasefire violation along the LoC on Sunday afternoon.

Intense firing of small arms & shelling with Mortars began at Balakote in Mendhar sector of Poonch district soon after 3 pm in Jammu and Kashmir, according to an official. Indian Army is retaliating befittingly, the official added.

On September 15, external affairs ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said more than 2,050 unprovoked ceasefire violations had taken place in 2019 in which 21 Indians were killed. India also conveyed its concerns to Pakistan over “unprovoked ceasefire violations”.

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