Pakistan violates ceasefire along International Border in Jammu

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Tight vigil: Paramilitary troops arrive at the Sumbal camp in Bandipora district on Monday. Four militants were killed in retaliatory fire by the CRPF and the police to repel a fidayeen attack by militants

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It alerts two jawans who took on the attackers despite a power outage early in the morning
An adopted stray dog in the CRPF’s Sumbal camp helped in thwarting a major suicide strike by four foreign terrorists early on Monday in Kashmir’s Bandipora district.

Constable K. Dinesh Raja, 25, who was manning a picket at the gates of the the 45 Battalion camp that houses hundreds of personnel,toldThe Hindu that the dog started barking around 3 a.m. at the bushes after seeing some movement there. The four terrorists hiding there were killed later.

Hour-long encounter
“We heard the dog bark and suddenly a burst of fire came from across the road. It seems the terrorists panicked. Two persons were hiding in the bushes and I fired at them. My colleague Prafulla Kumar, who was manning the watchtower also fired from above. Two terrorists were injured in the first round of fire but since they had come to be killed, they charged on,” said Mr. Raja, who has been posted at the camp since December last.

CRPF commandant Iqbal Ahmad said the encounter lasted for more than an hour. The forces also had to face a power outage during the incident. “There were two more terrorists who had taken position nearby. They provided covering fire to the other two to help them storm the camp. Our Quick Reaction Team was mobilised and in the middle of the encounter, there was an electricity outage. We fired illuminating smokes so as not to lose track of the terrorists as they would have escaped taking advantage of the dark,” said Mr. Ahmad.

Mr. Kumar (25) of Munger in Bihar, who has been posted at the camp for four-and-a-half years, said since he was at a height, he could see the terrorists were barely 40-50 metres away from the camp. “The injured terrorists continued to charge towards the camp, I kept firing till they were killed,” he said.

 

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Srinagar, June 06, 2017 22:15 IST
Updated: June 06, 2017 22:15 IST

One civilian was killed as clashes erupted during a search and cordon operation of security forces against hiding militants in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday evening.

The security forces’ search party faced a group of protesting youth at around the sunset, as the locals were preparing to break the fast in the holy month of Ramzan.

Security forces opened fire into the crowd of protesters, who were lending support to the trapped militants to escape the trap.

One youth, identified as Adil Farooq Magrey, a Class 12 student, a resident of Ganavpora, was declared dead in the hospital. He allegedly was hit by bullets. At least four other civilians have also sustained injuries.

There were reports of two Hizbul Mujahideen militants, including a commander, hiding in the area. The operation is being carried out by the Army’s 44 Rashtriya Rifles, CRPF and the police despite a heavy spell of rainfall.

Locals said a curfew has been imposed in the area to contain protests as the clashes continued till late in the evening.

A police official refused to comment on the situation.

 

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The Northern Command claimed that in the current year, 22 infiltration attempts have been foiled and 34 armed intruders have been eliminated along the LoC.

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Srinagar: Three militants and a jawan were killed along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Naugam sector in north Kashmir's Kupwara district today, as the Army foiled yet another infiltration attempt.

According to the Army, four infiltration bids, aided by Pakistani forces, have been thwarted along the LoC in north Kashmir in the last 48 hours, in which seven militants were killed while a jawan also lost his life.

The Army has foiled multiple attempts made by the Pakistan army to push armed infiltrators across the LoC, the Army's Northern Command said in a statement on Thursday.


"In the last 48 hours, infiltration attempts have been foiled at the Gurez, Machhil, Naugam and Uri sectors. Seven armed intruders have been eliminated so far," the statement said.

Large quantities of arms, ammunition and war-like stores have been recovered, it said.

According to the statement, three militants were killed in the Naugam sector today, while four were killed in the Machhil sector yesterday.

The statement said that an anti-infiltration operation was in progress in Uri sector, while in Gurez, armed intruders ran back leaving rucksacks behind.

The Army statement said the intruders were being provided active support, including covering fire (heavy calibre artillery) by Pakistani army posts on the LoC to assist them to enter the Kashmir valley.

With these four operations, the Army has thwarted six infiltration attempts along the LoC in less than a fortnight in north Kashmir.

On May 26, the Army had claimed to have killed two Pakistani Border Action Team (BAT) members who tried to infiltrate into the Uri sector in Baramulla district to carry out an attack on the soldiers.

Six more militants were killed in the same sector, the next day, when they attempted to sneak into the valley.

The Northern Command claimed that in the current year, 22 infiltration attempts have been foiled and 34 armed intruders have been eliminated along the LoC.

"Relentless operations by security forces have defeated desperate attempts by Pakistan and its agents to spread terror in Jammu and Kashmir during the holy month of Ramzan," the statement said.

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A jawan at Tangdhar in Kupwara district of north Kashmir. File photo | Photo Credit: PTI


Three militants of a freshly infiltrated group were killed on Wednesday in Kupwara's Macchil sector.
Two more infiltrators and a soldier were killed as the Army foiled a second major infiltration near the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir in the past 36 hours.

A Srinagar-based Army spokesman told The Hindu that alert troops foiled another infiltration in Naugam sector in Kupwara, more than 90 km north of Srinagar.

"Two terrorists were killed. One soldier got martyred. The operation is still on," said the spokesman.

Three militants of a freshly infiltrated group were killed on Wednesday in Kupwara's Macchil sector.

The Army has successfully foiled two infiltrations and killed five militants.

 

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A boy greets a CRPF jawan in Srinagar on Friday. Authorities in Kashmir Valley imposed restrictions to prevent protests by separatists against the killing of a youth earlier this week. Photo: Nissar Ahmad

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One more militant was killed in Bandipora’s Gurez Sector on Saturday during a military operation, taking the death toll of militants in the past 96 hours to 13, according to the Army. One civilian was injured in a militant attack on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway in south Kashmir on Saturday morning.

One more armed infiltrator was killed in Gurez, 200 km north of Srinagar, along the Line of Control, the spokesperson added.

“The sinister design of the Pakistan Army to push in multiple groups of armed intruders across the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir continue to be defeated by pro-active operations being carried out on the LoC,” said a statement issued by the Udhampur-headquartered Northern Command.

The spokesman added that the troops have through relentless operations foiled infiltration bids in Gurez, Machil, Naugam and Uri sectors along the LoC, leading to the elimination of 13 intruders in the last 96 hours.

Seven intruders were killed in Kupwara’s Machil and Naugam Sectors on June 8. Five more intruders were killed in Uri Sector on Friday.

The Army said explosives, inflammable material, arms and ammunition were recovered from the slain intruders. “It indicates Pakistan’s designs to orchestrate high-profile terror incidents targeting innocent civilian population and security forces during the holy month of Ramazan,” the statement said.

Civilian injured
One civilian was critically injured as militants carried out an attack on a security patrol on the Srinagar-Jammu highway in the morning.

A police spokesman said the civilian, identified as Arif Ahmad, a resident of Bakshiabad, Anantnag, sustained bullet injuries around 5 a.m.

“The victim, who works at a construction company in Banihal. On the way to Banihal, unknown militants fired upon two security forces’ vehicles at Vesu. The fire missed the target and hit Mr. Arif’s car, injuring him in the back,” said a police spokesperson.

Around 20 empty cases of AK-47 ammunition was recovered from the spot. Meanwhile, no injuries were reported as militants hurled a grenade on the district police lines, Pulwama, in a pre-dawn attack.

Operation launched
In Srinagar, security forces launched a major operation in Lal Chowk after reports of militant movement. The area is close to main government buildings.

 

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By: Express News Service | Jammu | Updated: June 10, 2017 9:28 pm

An Indian soldiers on guard near Line of Control (Express Photo By Shuaib Masoodi/representational)

Fierce exchange of mortar shelling broke out between Indian and Pakistani troops as the latter resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation along the Line of Control in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch district late Saturday evening.

With Pakistani troops firing 82mm and 120 mortars on the Indian side and the Indian troops equally retaliating, the shelling between the two sides was intense. The explosion of shells was audible even in Poonch town, locals said, adding that they see the sky lit with mortar shells.

The loss of property or casualty on the India side was not known, sources said. They attributed the shelling to continued unsuccessful attempts by Pakistan to push in armed terrorists into the state from across the border.

The shelling in KG sector comes close on the heels of Indian Army killing 13 terrorists trying to infiltrate into Kashmir from across the LoC. Last time, mortar shelling from across the LoC had been reported in KG sector on June 3.

 

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Brigadier YS Ahlawat told reporters in Uri that the five militants killed in the Uri sector on Friday were most likely Fidayeen attackers because of the explosives fitted to their bodies..(HT PHOTO)

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The five militants who were killed in north Kashmir’s Uri sector on Line of Control on Friday had unique body-fitted improvised explosive devices (IEDs) indicating they were Fidayeens (suicide squad), army said on Sunday.

The army said that they found a huge quantity of arms and ammunition in search operations after the initial gun fight on June 9.

“In these search operations huge quantities of arms and ammunition have been recovered which includes five AK 47, two under barrel grenade launchers, large quantity of explosives, combat dresses, incendiary material, eatables with Pakistan markings and uniquely body fitted IEDs with timer mechanisms, all indicating that this was a Fidayeen group which was infiltration with the sinister plans to carry out gruesome attacks on an army camp or a civil installation in and around Uri,” said Brigadier YS Ahlawat in a media interaction at Uri Base, about 100 km from Srinagar.

He said that the alertness of army not only resulted in the elimination of this group but also ensured peace and tranquility in the valley which “this group wanted to vitiate in the holy month of Ramadan”.

“This is the fifth infiltration attempt that has been successfully eliminated by the army in last three days. The army continues to resolve to keep a strict vigil on LoC and foil all such nefarious designs of Pakistan abetted terrorists,” he said.

The Army on Friday had claimed it foiled an infiltration bid killing five militants in the Uri sector.

The Army’s northern command on Thursday had said that it has been tackling multiple infiltration bids along the LoC in north Kashmir in four sectors – Machhil, Naugam, Gurez and Uri. A total of 13 militants were killed in the four sectors since Wednesday morning.

Giving details of the Uri operation, Brigadier Ahlawat said the militants tried to infiltrate into Uri by exploiting the thick jungles on the LoC during the night.

“Alert army troops detected their movement and immediately engaged them in a firefight. After the initial fire fight, in a prolonged search operation which has lasted for two days in thick jungles and difficult terrain under inclement weather conditions,” he said.

He said that the group was from Lashkar-e-Taiba and was the second major operation after two members of Pakistan’s Border Action Team (BAT) were killed in Uri on May 26.

“We have seen in the recent days there has been a surge in the infiltration and with the abetment it is likely to continue,” Ahlawal said.

 

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Jammu: Pakistani troops on Sunday resorted to heavy firing on Indian posts along the LoC and the International Border in Rajouri and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir, prompting the security forces to retaliate.

Pakistan Army initiated indiscriminate firing of small arms, heavy automatics and mortars from 1240 hours along the Line of Control in Naushera sector in Rajouri district, a defence spokesman said.

"The Indian Army posts are retaliating strongly and effectively. The firing is presently on," he said.


In another ceasefire violation, Pakistan Rangers started firing on forward BSF troops in Ramgarh Sector in Samba district along the IB, a senior BSF officer said adding that BSF also retaliated.

During exchanger of fire, Pak Rangers also fired a few small mortar shells. Intermittent fire continued till 1045 hours, he said adding there was no loss or damage so far.

"Pakistani Army initiated indiscriminate firing of small arms and automatics from 0920 hours this morning along the Line of Control (LC) in Bhimbher Gali sector in Rajouri," a senior army officer said.

The Indian Army posts are retaliating strongly and effectively. The firing is presently on, he said.

"It may be recalled that Pakistan Army initiated indiscriminate firing of small arms, automatics, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars from 2030 hours last evening along the LoC in Krishana Ghati sector," a senior army officer said.

Reports said Pak troops also targeted civilian population and hamlets along LoC in Krishnaghati and Balanar areas of Poonch district triggering panic among the area dwellers.

The Pakistan Army is targeting residential areas and hamlets with 120 mm and 82 mm mortar bombs triggering fear psychosis as shells are landing deep inside border civil hamlets.

Earlier this month, five Pakistani soldiers were killed and some others injured in the Indian Army's retaliatory action in LoC belt of the Nowshera and Krishnaghati sectors.

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Civilians targeted in Krishna Ghati, Balanur areas; Indian side retaliates strongly
Pakistani troops resorted to firing and shelling on forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB) in Rajouri and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, prompting Indian troops to retaliate.

The Pakistan Army initiated indiscriminate firing of small arms, heavy automatics and mortars from 1240 hours along the LoC in Naushera sector in Rajouri district, a defence spokesman said.

“The Indian Army posts are retaliating strongly and effectively. The firing is presently on,” he said.

In another ceasefire violation, Pakistan Rangers started firing on forward BSF troops in Ramgarh sector in Samba district along the IB, a senior BSF officer said, adding that the BSF also retaliated.

From Saturday evening, Pakistani troops had opened fire with small arms, automatics and mortars along the LoC in Krishna Ghati sector. Reports said they also targeted the civilian population and hamlets in Krishnaghati and Balanar areas of Poonch district triggering panic among the residents.


The residential areas and hamlets were hit with 120 mm and 82 mm mortar bombs.

Suicide squad

The Army said that the five militants killed in a counter-infiltration operation along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Uri sector on Friday belonged to a ‘fidayeen’ (suicide) squad and were planning a suicide attack.

Search operation

“So far, in the search operations, a huge quantity of arms and ammunition has been recovered, including five AK 47 rifles, two UBGLs, a large quantity of explosives, combat dresses, incendiary material, eatables with Pakistani markings and uniquely body-fitted IEDs with timer mechanisms.

“All this indicates that this was a fidayeen group which was infiltrated into the sector with the sinister plan of carrying out a gruesome attack on an Army camp or a civilian installation around Uri,” Brigadier Y.S. Ahlawat said. This is the fifth infiltration bid foiled by the Army in the last three days

 

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Kashmir has been reeling due to street protests, civilian deaths and militant attacks since last July’s killing of a popular militant leader.
india Updated: Jun 12, 2017 00:10 IST
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Three security force personnel were injured when suspected militants hurled a grenade at a CRPF bunker in Saraf Kadal area of Srinagar on Sunday night.

A group of people started pelting stones at a CRPF bunker at Saraf Kadal area of old city at around 10.20 pm, a police official said.


During the stone pelting, someone from the mob hurled a grenade at the bunker injuring two CRPF jawans and a policeman, the official said.

 

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Srinagar, June 12, 2017 22:32 IST
Updated: June 12, 2017 22:32 IST
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Suspected militants launched a grenade attack on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) battalion in Pulwama's Tral area on Monday evening, leaving two jawans injured.

Preliminary reports suggested a grenade was lobbed by using under-barrel grenade launcher in Tral under the cover of darkness.

A police official said the grenade landed near the camp of CRPF’s 180 Battalion. "Two CRPF jawans have sustained injuries," said the police officials. The area is being surveyed, they added.

On Sunday, militants injured four CRPF jawans in Srinagar's Saraf Kadal in a grenade attack. It's third grenade attack in the past three days. Earlier, the district police lines of Pulwama was attacked with a grenade.

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Huge haul: Arms and ammunition recovered during the anti-militancy operation near the LoC in Uri sector on Monday. | Photo Credit: PTI

 

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An Indian border post near fencing on the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. | Photo Credit: PTI

There have been nine ceasefire violations in the past four days
Pakistan on Wednesday violated the ceasefire twice by shelling mortars and firing from small arms on forward posts and civilians areas along the LoC in Rajouri and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir, drawing retaliation from the Indian Army.

There have been nine ceasefire violations in the past four days and total 12 along the LoC and IB in Jammu region since January 1, 2017 in which one civilian died and seven others were injured.

“Pakistan Army initiated indiscriminate firing of small arms, automatics RPG and recoilless rifles from 0930 hours in Naushera sector along the Line of Control in Rajouri district today”, Defence Spokesman Lt. Col. Manish Mehta said.


“The Indian Army posts are retaliating strongly and effectively and the firing is presently on,” he said.

Earlier, Pakistan carried out indiscriminate firing from 5 a.m. to 5.45 a.m. in Bhimbher Gali sector along the LoC, he said.

There were three ceasefire violations on June 12.

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Srinagar, June 13, 2017 21:46 IST
Updated: June 14, 2017 00:16 IST

Militants struck at around five places in Kashmir valley in four hours, apparently a coordinated strikes, on Tuesday evening, leaving 13 security personnel injured.

The first attack was carried out at on 180 Battalion of the CRPF located in Pulwama's Tral area after the sunset. "The grenade exploded near the camp located at Lariyal. Four jawans were injured," said a police spokesman. There were also reports of firing in the area.

In the second attack, militants lobbed a grenade on 130 Battalion of the CRPF located at Awantipora's Padgampora area in Pulwama district. There are no reports of any injuries in the attack.

Subsequently, militants lobbed grenade at a police station in Pulwama, around 30 km south of Srinagar, and opened fire. Militants also snatched two weapons after attacking the guards of Justice Muzaffar Attar in Achidora, Anantnag. One special police officer was injured in the attack.

In north Kashmir, militants hurled a grenade at an army camp which houses 22 Rashtriya Rifles. "There was an exchange of fire too," said a police official. The casualties could not be ascertained immediately.

The attacks took place on 17th on Ramzan, which is observed as Yaum-ul-Badr in remembrance of a war won by prophet Muhammad 1400 years ago.

"We had inputs regarding escalation in violence on the occasion. That is why the damage is limited as alerts were issued in advance. There is minimum damage," Director General of Police S.P. Vaid said.

A red alert was sounded across the Valley.

The last one week has witnessed more than four grenade attacks in Valley, especially south Kashmir.

 

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Indian Army Soldiers stand guard near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch after one person was killed and many others injured in cross border firing between Indian and Pakistani troops on 8th June. Despite a steady effort by the Indian Army to curb infiltration and neutralise militants including employing modern technology before they reach the actual LoC, there has been an increase in infiltration attempts from across the border. (PTI)

Security personnel take positions to combat four Suicide bombers who attacked a CRPF camp, at Sumbal in Bandipora district of north Kashmir on June 4th. (PTI)

Defence sources claim that there has been a surge in the activities of Pakistani Border Action Team (BAT) along the LoC not just in Kupwara area — which is prone to infiltration and remains hot throughout the year — but in Uri in north Kashmir as well, which has largely remained peaceful in recent years. (TAUSEEF MUSTAFA / AFP)

Hizbul Mujahideen militant Danish Ahmed, seen during the funeral procession of Hizbul commander Sabzar Bhat, at Rathsuna village in Tral in May. He surrendered at a police station in Handwara in Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Wednesday, 7th June. During questioning, Danish revealed that he had been in touch with militants in south Kashmir on social media and was persuaded to join them. (Waseem Andrabi/ht photo)

 

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Zulfikar Majid, DH News Service, Srinagar, Jun 15 2017, 19:27 IST
A policeman was shot dead by unidentified militants in South Kashmir's Kulgam district on Thursday.

A police official said constable Shabir Ahmad Dar was shot outside his home in Bogund, Kulgam, 70 kms from here, by two pistol-borne militants. "Dar was referred to Srinagar hospital but unfortunately he succumbed to injuries on the way. He was posted with Special Operations Group (SOG) of J&K police and was currently on leave," he said.

The killing comes a day after Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) warned policemen to leave their jobs and join them. LeT commander Abu Ukasha in a video message had warned J&K cops to join them for the 'Kashmir cause.' "Why do you want win applause from (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi for killing your own brothers. You have to live and die with us only," he said.

However, no militant outfit claimed responsibility for the attack till evening. From the last few months, militants have time and again issued ing warnings to policemen “to quit and return home forthwith, otherwise be prepared to die.”

In March this year, after militants threatened families of several officers, especially in south Kashmir, the state police chief Shesh Pal Vaid had warned ultras that 'they too have families.'

"Militants should realise they too have families. Let them (militants) take this as a warning," Vaid said. “This is between police and terrorists and families should not be brought into this conflict. If the police start doing this (threatening), what will happen to their (militant) families.”

During last year's unrest, the families of policemen came under mob attacks in the valley after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani. The homes of several policemen were vandalised by crowds after separatist groups named some officers, accusing them of killings and harassing people.

 

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Head's off on Pakistani army. They most bravest army.

 

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Kashmir is not a international border it is internationaly recognized dispute

 

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The search was launched along the Basanter river that flows into Pakistan and said to be a preferred route of infiltration by militants from Pakistan.
india Updated: Jun 15, 2017 11:33 IST

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Hindustan Times, Jammu

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The army launched a search operation on Thursday in the garrison town of Samba in Jammu and Kashmir after a man claimed he saw four suspected militants in the area.

However, an army officer said no militants have so far found during the search near the Jammu-Pathankot highway.

“They were thieves who fled the area when we started the search operation,” he said.

A civilian, Kuldeep Raj from Sidco phase 1 area, alerted police saying he saw four suspicious persons around 4.10am.

Subsequently, a search operation was launched by police and the army with their quick reaction teams.

Searches were launched along the Basanter river that flows into Pakistan and said to be a preferred route of infiltration by militants from Pakistan.

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Two Pakistani army soldiers were killed in retaliation by the Indian Army on the Line of Control (LoC) in Bhimber Gali sector of Poonch district, officials said on Thursday.

“Two Pakistani soldiers were killed in retaliation by Indian troops in Bhimber Gali sector on Wednesday,” an official said.

The Pakistani Army resorted to “unprovoked, indiscriminate” shelling and firing at three places on the LoC after which the Indian Army retaliated “effectively and strongly”.

The Pakistani army violated the ceasefire at two places in Rajouri district and in Bhimber Gali sector of Poonch district on Wednesday.

Pakistan had violated the ceasefire ten times during the past four days on the LoC in Jammu region.

The Indian Army says that the Pakistani Army violates the bilateral ceasefire to assist infiltration of militants into the Indian side of the LoC.