The Pakistan Army on Friday resorted to unprovoked firing on Indian forward posts on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, defence sources said.

“Adequate retaliatory action was taken by our troops. No casualty has been reported from our side,” the sources said. — IANS  

 Four soldiers hurt in Nowgam sector gunfight

Tribune News Service

Srinagar, August 16

Four Army men were injured in a gunfight close to the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s frontier Kupwara district in the wee hours of Thursday, defence sources said.The gunfight erupted in the Nowgam sector, 120 km northwest of Srinagar, when soldiers noticed suspicious movement near a forward post.“As the group was challenged, it opened fire, which was retaliated. In the exchange of fire, four soldiers were injured,” sources said. The injured soldiers were shifted to a hospital.Defence sources said the infiltrators were supported by the Pakistan army which resorted to a ceasefire violation to give a cover to the militants.“It could have been a BAT attempt which was foiled or it could have been an infiltration attempt,” they said.Soon after the firing, the Army launched a massive combing operation in the sector to trace the militants. However, there is a possibility that the militants could have escaped to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir taking the advantage of the ceasefire violation.This is the second time in the past 24 hours that Pakistan has fired on Indian posts in Kupwara district.On Wednesday evening, the Pakistan army fired on Indian posts in the Tangdhar sector. The two sides exchanged fire at forward posts in the Sudhpora and Danni areas of Karnah till Thursday morning. The firing has created panic among locals.Armed men spotted in Jammu, search held  

• Jammu: A search operation was launched in the Bathindi and Narwal areas of Jammu city on Thursday after the Army received an input of two armed men roaming in the area in a  vehicle.
• After the intelligence input, the quick response teams were activated in these areas and the search operation was on till the filing of the report.
• The police also joined the Army in the search operation and a close watch was being kept on the movement of vehicles. TNS

Army foils infiltration bid in Rajouri district

• Rajouri: Troops of the Gorkha Regiment have foiled a major infiltration attempt by terrorists in the Jhangar sector of Rajouri district.
• Defence sources said around 5.15 am on Wednesday, alert troops noticed some movement along the Line of Control in the Jhangar sector and challenged the intruders.
• “On being challenged, the intruders opened fire on the troops which was retaliated effectively. Pakistani soldiers also provided cover fire to the intruders. An Indian soldier, Krishan Bahadur Acharya, received injuries during the firing and was evacuated to a hospital,” the sources said. TNS