Srinagar, June 7: Pakistani troops again violated the ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked heavy shelling and firing from across the Line of Control (LoC) in frontier Kashmir districts of Baramulla and Kupwara on Sunday.
Defence Ministry Spokesperson Colonel Rajesh Kalia told UNI that Pakistani troops, violating the 2003 ceasefire, fired mortar shells at around 1100 hrs on Sunday, targeting forward posts and civilian areas in Keran sector of Kupwara district.
He said the troops from the neighbouring country also opened another front by resorting to unprovoked heavy shelling and firing in Rampur sector of Baramulla, at around 1240 hrs on Sunday. “The Indian troops retaliated at both the fronts,” he added.
Col Kalia said, “The Indian Army is targeting the Pakistan troops’ position with high precision.”
