Jammu:
Pakistani troops on Wednesday cease -fire -fired by resorting to non -livelihood shooting on Indian posts along the Line of Control (LOC) in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, which spoiled an appropriate answer from the Indian army, said Safety officials.
The extent of the damage on the side of Pakistan was not immediately known, but the officials said that the enemy troops suffer “heavy victims”. The Indian army has not confirmed or denied the information.
The Stakes -the -furen Violation by Pakistan in the Krishna Ghati sector came one day after two Indian Army staff, including a captain, were killed in an improvised explosive (Ied) explosion caused by suspected terrorists in the vicinity of the LOC in the Akhnoor sector of the Jammu district.
The violation of the ceasefish -the fire along the locomotive is very rare, because India and Pakistan have renewed the Stakes -Fire Agreement on 25 February 2021.
The civil servants said that Pakistani troops took refuge to no -led shooting on a forward post in the Tarkundi area along the locomotive, which led to a strong retribution by the Indian army that resulted in “heavy victims” among the enemy troops.
An undated video from a Pakistani army officer makes rounds on social media that express the last respect to killed soldiers.
In the meantime, the officials said that a junior officer (JCO) of the Indian army sustained minor injuries when he accidentally stepped over a land mine in the same sector tonight.
The JCO, who is a resident of Mendhar, was part of a patrolling party who kept a good vigilant at the locomotive to prevent infiltration from terrorists, they said, the adding of the wounded officer was evacuated to the military hospital.
The situation along the locomotive is tense after a sprint in hostile activities of the border in the past week, the officials said.
This was the first violation of the cease-fire this year and a fourth cross-border incident in five days.
On Monday a soldier was hit by a bullet from across the border while he manned a forward post in the Kalal area of the NowsShera sector in the Rajouri district, while a army catrouille came from a forest over the locomotive on February on February In Rajouri's Keri 8. The terrorists apparently waited for a chance to sneak into the Indian side.
During the intervening night of 4 and 5 February, a Landmijn explosion reportedly resulted in a few victims for terrorists trying to infiltrate in the Indian side of over the locomotive in the Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch District.
On 10 February, General Officer of the Jammu-Founded White Knight Corps, Lieutenant General Navin Sachdeva, “Hostile activities” along the locomotive in the Rajouri district.
“GOC White Knight Corps, together with the big kicks and GOC crossed sword divisions, visited forward areas of the Rajouri sector for an operational update on the prevailing security situation and the hostile activities,” the army had said in a post on X.
The post, shared by the White Knight Corps on his official social media handles, said that the Corps Commander complimented all ranks for their wake and ruthless operational focus.
He also insisted on them to stay prepared for all unforeseen events, the army said.
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