Jammu: Pakistani forces tonight violated border ceasefire agreement with India by resorting to unprovoked firing at BSF posts in Arnia sector of Jammu, officials said.
BSF responded in kind and exchange of fire between the two sides was continuing when last reports came in.
The Pakistani Rangers, a paramilitary border force, started firing at around 8 PM, targeting BSF posts across the International Border (IB), BSF spokesman said.
It was “unprovoked firing started by Pak Rangers on BSF posts in Arnia area which is befittingly retaliated by BSF troops,” he said.
The firing by Pakistan Rangers is violation of an agreement with India to maintain peace at the International Border.
The hostile action by the Pakistani military came hours after the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police killed 5 terrorists near the Line of Control (LoC) when they were trying to sneak into Kashmir Valley from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
The infiltration bid was foiled in Macchil Sector of Kupwara district of Kashmir in a joint operation launched on the basis of intelligence input, the police said.
“In this swift and coordinated operation, 5 unidentified terrorists linked with proscribed terror outfit LeT were neutralized,” Kashmir Zone Police said.
The identification of the killed terrorists is being ascertained, it said.
A huge cache of arms & ammunition including 5 AK rifles & other incriminating materials have been recovered from the site of the encounter, it said.
