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  India   All India  05 Jan 2019  Pak army shells border posts, civilian areas in J&K, violates ceasefire for 4 days

Pak army shells border posts, civilian areas in J&K, violates ceasefire for 4 days

PTI
Published : Jan 5, 2019, 6:45 pm IST
Updated : Jan 5, 2019, 6:45 pm IST

They targeted Mankote, Khadi Karmara, Gulpur areas without any causality or injury to anyone.

Despite repeated calls for restraint and adherence to ceasefire understanding of 2003 for maintaining peace and tranquility, Pak forces have launched unprovoked attacks along the LoC and the IB, officials claimed. (Representational Image | PTI)
 Despite repeated calls for restraint and adherence to ceasefire understanding of 2003 for maintaining peace and tranquility, Pak forces have launched unprovoked attacks along the LoC and the IB, officials claimed. (Representational Image | PTI)

Jammu: Pakistan army fired mortar shells at forward posts and civilians areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir Saturday, in violation of the ceasefire for the four consecutive days, officials said.

The number of ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops along the LoC and the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir in 2018 was the highest at over 1,600.

Pakistani army also fired mortar bombs at forward posts and civilian areas in Poonch sector Friday, they said. They targeted Mankote, Khadi Karmara, Gulpur areas without any causality or injury to anyone.

The firing and shelling from continued till late night and Indian troops guarding the border retaliated strongly, they said.

Pakistani troops shelled forward posts and civilian areas in Poonch the previous three days as well.

Despite repeated calls for restraint and adherence to the ceasefire understanding of 2003 for maintaining peace and tranquility, Pakistani forces have launched unprovoked attacks along the LoC and the IB, they said.

Tags: ceasefire violantion, pakistan army, line of control (loc), poonch, jammu and kashimr
Location: India, Jammu and Kashmir, Jammu