Jammu: In yet another ceasefire violation, Pakistani Rangers on Thursday resorted to unprovoked firing on forward Indian posts along the Indo-Pak border in Samba sector of Jammu and Kashmir.
Pakistani Rangers resorted to small arms firing on the forward border belt of Chachwal along the International Border (IB) in Samba sector around 0930 hours on Thursday, a BSF officer told PTI.
BSF troops guarding the border took positions and fired back resulting in exchanges of firing, he said, adding, the cross-border firing continued for over 10 minutes. There was no casualty or injury to anyone in the firing. It may be recalled that Pakistan had violated the ceasefire 21 times by firing mortars, rockets and small arms in the past less than two months along the IB and Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir.
On October 1, Pakistani troops resorted to firing over Indian posts and Chachwal forward village along the International Border (IB) in Samba sector of Jammu and Kashmir in which a couple was injured.
On September 20, Pakistani troops had violated the ceasefire by opening indiscriminate firing on the Indian side in order to stall digging work to uncover the 550-meter-long tunnel from Pakistan into Indian territory along the border in Chachwal area of Samba sector.
On September 17, Pakistani troops fired RPGs and opened indiscriminate firing of 1800 rounds on 5 Indian Posts in Krishangati forward areas along the LoC in Poonch sector. Pakistani troops fired from their posts of Daku, Roza, Khair and Battal on five Indian Posts of Dogra, Chajamun, Gorda, Kripan and Kranti.
On September 10, Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire twice and fired RPGs and opened indiscriminate small arms firing on Indian Posts in Nangi-Tikri and Sabzian forward areas of along LoC in Poonch sector. (PTI)
