Jammu: Pakistani army resorted to unprovoked firing at Indian Army positions on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on India’s Republic Day.
According to Defence Ministry sources, the Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked firing and shelling in Krishna Ghati sector.
Sources said that the Pakistan Army initiated ceasefire violation around 11 am using small arms fire and mortar shells. “Our troops retaliated strongly and effectively,” said sources adding that till reports last came in, firing exchanges were going on.
Owing to the unprovoked aggression by the Pakistan army, tension has gripped the civilian population living close to the LoC in Mankote and other places in Krishna Ghati sector, said sources in the police.