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Srinagar/Jammu, December 31
Pakistani troops opened fire and shelled mortars in unprovoked violations of a ceasefire agreement along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara and Rajouri districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Thursday.
In the Tangdhar sector of Kupwara, Pakistani troops specifically targeted mosques and houses in border villages, an Army official said in Srinagar.
“Pakistan initiated an unprovoked ceasefire violation along LoC in the Tangdhar Sector, Kupwara by firing mortars and other weapons on Wednesday evening,” the official said. In the Nowshera sector of Rajouri, Pakistan army personnel engaged in heavy firing and mortar shelling on forward posts.
“Today, the Pakistan army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms and intense shelling with mortars along the LoC in the Nowshera sector in Rajouri district,” a defence spokesman said in Jammu.
The Army retaliated befittingly to the unprovoked ceasefire violations, officials said. — PTI