Neyaz Elahi
Srinagar (NVI): The border area along Line of Control (LoC) in Kathua district of Jammu region reverberated with blasts after Pakistani Rangers opened fire on forward posts and villages late on Friday night, officials said today.
Official sources said that Pakistan resorted to unprovoked firing and shelling in the Hiranagar sector’s Pansar Border Outpost area, drawing an effective retaliation by the Border Security Force (BSF), they said.
The armies of both countries exchanged fire till pre-dawn hours, as per the reports.
Defense sources also said that Pakistan deliberately targeted civilian areas especially those living on both sides of the Line of Control.
“Pakistani troops fired for a few minutes in the Gurnam and the Karol Krishna border outpost areas,” they added.
There has been surge in ceasefire violations along Line of Control in recent past. Since November 13, at least 8 soldiers and 2 BSF personnel have been killed in Pakistan firing along LoC in Jammu and Kashmir.
Earlier on November 13, four soldiers, a BSF soldier and 4 civilians were killed in Pakistan shelling in different locations of North Kashmir and on November 21, a soldier was killed in cross border firing in Lam Sector of Nowshera in Rajouri.
Apart from this, on November 26, a JCO was killed in Pakistan firing in Poonch and on November 27, two soldiers were killed in Pakistan firing along LoC in Sunderbani in Rajouri.
-RJV
