J&K: Pakistan violates ceasefire twice along the LoC in Poonch

Jammu: Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire again twice along Line of Control in the Krishnagati sector of Poonch district. Heavy firing is still underway.

The Pakistani troops fired with automatic weapons and Rocket Projectile Grenades on forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. The Pakistani troops fired upon forward posts in Krishna Ghati sector at 12:00 am, PRO Defence Lt Col Manish Mehta said. Troops guarding the borderline did not retaliate, he said.

The firing continued till 12:30 am, he said, adding there was no loss of life or injury to anyone in the cross-border firing.

Pakistani troops again resorted to firing with automatic weapons and RPGs for a brief period around 6:00 am on Monday, he said, adding there was no retaliation from this side but a high degree of alert was maintained.