Rajouri, December 21

The Pakistan army today resorted to unprovoked mortar shelling and firing on Indian forward posts in the Nowshera subdivision in Rajouri district.Sources said the Pakistan army besides opening firing onIndian forward posts, also fired 5-10 mortar shells on Thursday evening that fell in uninhabited areas of Numb and Kharali in the Bhawani sector. There was no loss to life or property.The Indian Army retaliated effectively, said the sources.“Immediately after the information of ceasefire violation, chowkidars and lambardars concerned were contacted by the Bhawani police post in charge and an alert was sounded in the area. The firing and shelling stopped after about 30 minutes,” said Abdul Sattar, SDM, Nowshera.In case of any emergency, a contingency plan was ready to evacuate people to safer places, he said. — OC