Pakistan, India again exchange fire over disputed Kashmir

“Our troops effectively retaliated to the unprovoked firing from across the border“, the Spokesman said.

The officer said that the Indian side has effectively retaliated to the firing from across the border.

Amid the prevailing tension, Pakistani Rangers refused to accept candies offered by BSF, leaving a bitter note on the occasion of Eid.

Jammu: When attrition peaks, festivities has no place and this was amply reflected in Indo-Pak relations where unmindful of Eid celebrations, Pakistan forces violated the ceasefire again on Saturday by opening unprovoked firing at Indian positions along the LoC in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir, injuring five civilians.

The latest developments come barely a week after Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan met in Russian Federation breaking the deadlock and deciding to re-engage.

On Friday, Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan T C A Raghavan was summoned to the Foreign Office by Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry to lodge a strong protest over airspace violation at Banchirian Sector near Bhimber. Sources said Singh has called for the meeting to undertake a complete review of the emerging situation and in the backdrop of hectic developments on the security and diplomatic fronts on the issue in the last two days. In July, there have been 11 ceasefire violations by the Pakistan army, according to sources.

Pakistan army today accused the Border Security Force (BSF) of resorting to “unprovoked” firing along the Line of Control (LoC) near Nezapir sector of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) on Eid.

On July 9, Pakistani troops had fired at a forward border post in North Kashmir killing a BSF jawan.