Jammu, August 30

Pakistani troops today targeted forward posts and villages in Rajouri district, officials said.Indian troops guarding the Line of Control retaliated and the exchange of fire between the two sides was going on when the last reports came in.Officials said the firing by Pakistani troops was reported in the Nowshera sector of the district around 10.35 am. There was, however, no report of any casualty, they said.Nowshera along with other sectors in Rajouri and Poonch have witnessed a sharp increase in truce violations by the Pakistani army this year.Hundreds of Nowshera residents are living in government relief camps at safer places since July after being displaced by cross-border shelling. On August 27, five persons were injured when Pakistani troops opened fire in the Shahpur sector of Poonch district.There have been 285 truce violations by the Pakistani army till August 1 this year. In 2016, the number was significantly less at 228 for the entire year, according to the Army figures. — PTI