Pakistan targets two border outposts in Jammu in another ceasefire violation
This is the 14th ceasefire violation in the past 12 days
Jammu: Violating the ceasefire for the 14th time in the past 12 days, Pakistani troops on Friday targeted two border outposts (BoPs) along the International Border (IB) in Jammu, drawing retaliation from Indian troops.
Pakistani rangers resorted to indiscriminate and unprovoked firing on two BoPs along IB in RS Pura sub-sector of Jammu district around 1am, a Border Security Force (BSF) officer said.
BSF troops guarding two BoPs along IB took positions and responded with equal caliber weapons that resulted in intermittent exchange of fire, which continued till 5am. This is the 14th ceasefire violation along the Indo-Pak border during the past 12 days, and the 16th ceasefire violation in August.
On 20 August, Pakistani troops had violated the ceasefire twice in Mangalnarh forward belt of Rajouri’s Manjakote sub-sector and Hamirpur sub-sector of Poonch district.
On 19 August, Pakistani troops had violated the ceasefire twice by resorting to firing at Indian forward posts along the LoC in Hamirpur sub-sector of Poonch district. On the intervening night of 17 and 18 August, Pakistani troops resorted to heavy night-long mortar shelling and firing in Arnia and RS Pura sub-sectors of Jammu district, in which one villager was injured.
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