A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) injured in Pakistani firing died on Wednesday while a civilian was wounded in fresh ceasefire violations along the LoC in the Poonch-Rajouri belt of Jammu and Kashmir.
"Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked and indiscriminate firing by small arms, automatics and mortars from 11:45 hours in Poonch sector along the Line of Control (LoC)," a defence spokesman said.
The Army is retaliating strongly and effectively, the spokesman said.
"JCO Subedar Shashi Kumar, who was grievously injured during the unprovoked ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Naushera on Tuesday and was being administered treatment at Command Hospital Udhampur, succumbed to his injuries," a defence spokesman said. The soldier was a native of Galon village in Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh.
Pakistani troops also violated ceasefire along the Line of Control in Nowgam sector for second consecutive day but no casualties have taken place so far, an army official said.
He said the Indian army is retaliating to the Pakistani aggression in equal measure.
Earlier in the day, the Pakistan army resorted to unprovoked firing on the Indian posts in Naushera sector in Bhimbher Gali around 08:45 hours. Reports suggested Pakistan has resorted to heavy shelling in Balakote, Dhar, Lambibari, Rajdhani, Mankote, Sandote, Shahpur, Rawalakote, Gulpur in Rajouri and Poonch districts since this morning.
A civilian has been injured in the shelling in Sandote hamlet along the LoC and is hospitalised, police said.