The operation, confirmed by Defence PRO Jammu, was initiated after intelligence reports indicated terrorist activity in the region. The forces have established contact with the terrorists, and the situation remains active as the operation continues.
Violating the ceasefire agreement between both nations, Pakistani Rangers on Monday open fired along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district. A senior BSF officer informed of the incident.
Pakistan on Saturday summoned a senior Indian diplomat to register a strong protest over alleged ceasefire violations by the Indian forces along the Line of Control (LoC) in which a woman was killed.
The firing from across the border in 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
The Indian Army issued a statement that in retaliatory firing, heavy damage was inflicted upon the Pakistani Army posts which resulted in casualties of Pakistani soldiers as well. The exact number of casualties on the Pakistani side was not known.
A police official said the intermittent firing and shelling was still on when last reports were received, but there was no casualty on the Indian side. On Saturday, during the visit of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to different parts of the state, Pakistani troops targeted Mendhar sector of Poonch district causing bullet injuries to a civilian in Balnoi village.
The meeting comes after Pakistani troops once again targeted Indian posts and villages along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and killed two BSF personnel, including an officer, on Sunday.
A day after pleading BSF to stop targeting it bunkers across the border, Pakistan today fired mortar shells at civilian colonies and a police station in Jammu and Kashmir's Arnia sector.
Jammu: Pakistani Rangers today resorted to repeated ceasefire violations and targeted Border Out Posts (BoPs) along the Indo-Pak border in Jammu district, prompting BSF troops to retaliate."Pakistani Rangers resorted to small arms firing on BoPs
Mumbai: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar today condemned the repeated ceasefire violations by Pakistan and warned Islamabad of “a befitting reply” by the Indian Government to the “provocative” firing and shelling along the border in Jammu
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