Pakistan Army on Tuesday resorted to firing and shelling on forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, drawing befitting retaliation from Indian soldiers
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Pakistan on May 17 violated ceasefire in Qasba and Kirni sectors of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district. Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing of small arms and shelling with mortars.
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Pakistan on Saturday summoned a senior diplomat from the High Commission of India and lodged a strong protest over the alleged ceasefire violations along the LoC. The Foreign Office said that the Indian security forces fired in Nezapir and Rakhchikri sectors of the Line of Control (LoC) on February 14.
A soldier was killed and three others were injured on Saturday as the Pakistani army violated the ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing of small arms and mortar shelling along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, officials said.
Pakistan on Sunday violated Ceasefire in Balakot Sector in Jammu and Kashmir. The Pakistani army initiated an unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms and shelling with Mortars along LoC in the Balakot sector in Mendhar, J&K.
The Pakistani Army on Sunday targeted forward posts and villages in two sectors along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Pakistan violates ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district
The Pakistan army on Saturday targeted forward posts and villages in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district with firing from small arms and mortar shelling, ending nearly a week-long lull along the Line of Control (LoC), a defence spokesman said.
Pakistan Army on Sunday violated ceasefire along the Line of Control in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir at around 1 pm.
Mohammad Addul Karim was critically injured when a mortar shell, fired by Pakistan Army, hit his house at village Dabraj in Mendhar sector late Tuesday night, officials said, adding he was immediately shifted to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead.
Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing small arms and shelling with mortars in Sunderbani Sector. The Indian Army retaliated with equal force.
Pakistan committed ceasefire violations twice on a single day on Sunday (August 18). Indian Army gave Pakistani troops a befitting reply on both occasions.
The firing from across the border started in Nowshera sector at around 6.30 am, prompting strong and effective retaliation by Indian Army guarding the border, the official said.
The cross-border firing by Pakistan has ended a five-day lull in the border skirmishes between India and Pakistan Armies.
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