Pak violates LoC ceasefire twice in J&K
India | May 22, 2020, 09:20 AM ISTPakistan resorted to ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch and Rajouri districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.
Pakistan resorted to ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch and Rajouri districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.
Pakistan on Tuesday again violated ceasefire agreement on the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K's Rajouri district as it initiated unprovoked shelling and firing at Indian forces.
Two Army soldiers were martyred as Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district on Friday by resorting to unprovoked firing, a defence spokesperson said in Srinagar.
An encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Tuesday. The security forces had launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Melhora area of Shopian district, following information about the presence of militants there.
India on Monday issued a strong demarche to Pakistan over the killing of three civilians, including a minor, by Pakistani troops in a ceasefire violation along the Line of Control in Keran sector of Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said.
Pakistani army have violated the ceasefire again by resorting to unprovoked firing and mortar shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
One of the terrorist body was recovered from Khojpura area after the shootout involving a team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), the Jammu and Kashmir Police, and the Rashtriya Rifles.
Pakistan Army on Sunday violated ceasefire in the Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir. India Army is retaliating befittingly.
A total of 2,335 incidents of ceasefire violations along the LoC in the Jammu region have been recorded between May 30, 2019 and January 20, 2020, said Shripad Naik, Minister of State for Defence. A total of 17 Army personnel have died due to avalanches or snow slides in hilly areas, including Siachen, in 2019, he said.
Tributes were paid to the Army soldiers who were killed in Tangadhar sector of Jammu and Kashmir along the Line of Control during a ceasefire violation by Pakistan, officials said on Monday.
Army Chief General Bipin Rawat briefed Defence Minister Rajnath Singh about the situation at Line of Control in Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir), sources told India TV News. They said that after briefing Defence Minister, General Rawat told him that retaliatory action taken by the Indian Army has resulted in a befitting reply to Pakistan after its ceasefire violation.
Indian forces caused heavy damages and casualy to Pakistan after two Indian soldiers and one civilian were killed in a ceasefire violation by Pakistan army in Tangdhar sector." news agency ANI reported quoting Indian army spokesperson as saying.
One house and a rice godown completely were damaged in the incident, along with two cars and two cow shelters with 19 cattle and sheep inside were also destroyed.
During the firing and shelling by the Pakistan troops, one injured jawan, identified as Naik Subash Thapa, 25, was evacuated to the Military Command Hospital Udhampur, but later succumbed to injuries, the spokesperson said.
At about 3.15 pm, Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by intense firing of small arms and shelling with Mortars in Balakote in Mendhar sector.
Pakistan on Wednesday summoned India's Deputy High Commissioner Gaurav Ahluwalia and condemned the alleged ceasefire violations by Indian troops along the Line of Control (LoC) that killed two persons, including a toddler. Pakistan's Foreign Office said, in the meeting, Director General (SA & SAARC) Mohammad Faisal told Ahluwalia that the ceasefire violations by India are a threat to regional peace and security and may lead to a strategic miscalculation.
The Indian diplomat was summoned by Mohammad Faisal, the Director-General (South Asia and SAARC), following Sunday's unprovoked ceasefire violation in Hot Spring and Chirikot sectors of the LoC, reports The Express Tribune.
Furthermore, two Pakistani soldiers were also killed in the exchange of fire in the Tangdhar and Keran sectors.
Defence sources said Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked shelling with mortars and firing of small arms first in Krishna Ghati, then in Mankote and Shahpur sectors of the LoC.
The ceasefire violation took place in Nowshera sector. Indian Army retaliated in a swift manner. No casualties have been reported.
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