Pakistan violates ceasefire in Poonch
Pakistan violates ceasefire in Poonch
In yet another incident of ceasefire violation, Pakistan troops on Sunday started firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district in Kashmir. According to the media reports, the intermittent firing was going on since 01:30 am. The Pakistan forces were targeting the forward positions and the residential areas.
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According to the local police, the Pakistan forces were firing mortars and small arms. However, no causalities have been reported so far. The Indian troops were retaliating strongly.
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The last ceasefire violation by Pakistan took place on December 21 in the Keran sector of Kupwara in which two Army personnel lost their lives.
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According to the media reports, there have been more than 300 incidents of ceasefire violations along the border between India and Pakistan in the year 2018, so far. These ceasefire violations resulted in the death of the more than a dozen people, which include soldiers. Due to these violations, a 12-year-old girl, Gulnaz Akhtar, was injured in Pakistan firing at Karmara village in October.
-PTC NEWS
