Pak violates ceasefire again, 3 soldiers hurt
17 Aug 2013 4:54 AM IST
Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked and indiscriminate firing amid rocket and mortar shell attacks on LoC posts injuring three Army jawans and a civilian in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir.
This is the 11th ceasefire violation in past five days, Army officials said on Thursday.
Pakistani troops opened fire along LoC on several Indian forward posts in Balakote belt of Poonch district from 6:30 am, the officials said.
They fired automatic weapons, rockets and mortar shells in which three jawans received minor injury. They have shifted to hospital.
A shell of 82-mm mortar fired by Pakistan troops fell in Sanjote forward area of Mendhar tehsil resulting in injury to Parvaiz, a civilian, who was shifted to GMC hospital in Jammu.
A rocket fired by Pakistani troops fell and exploded on a cowshed in Basonia village of Mendhar on Thursday afternoon resulting in death of a dozen cattle. Defence spokesman, Jammu, S N Acharya said in a official release that Pakistan army started unprovoked firing at Indian forward posts in Mendhar sector from 06:30am.
‘Own troops retaliated immediately with heavy calibre weapons,’ he said, adding that the firing was on till late in the afternoon.
There were two ceasefire violations on 13 August, when Pakistan troops targeted Narianpur border outpost along the international border in Samba district and 16 Indian forward posts in Hamirpur, Balakote and Mankote forward areas in Poonch through the night.
Before that, three ceasefire violations had taken place on 12 August when Pakistani troops fired on border outposts and Indian posts along Indo-Pak border in Durga battalion (Poonch), Kothay (Samba) and Hamirpur-Balakote forward areas.
In the early hours of the same day, at around 1.40 am, Pakistani troops opened heavy fire using mortars, rockets and small arms on 11 Indian forward posts along the LoC in Digwar, Mankote and Durga Battalion areas.
It continued till 7.30am next day, triggering heavy exchanges in Poonch.
There were three incidents of ceasefire violation on 11 August also.
Pak troops, at around 8.30am, 11.30am and 9.50pm, had fired on Alfa Machial border outpost in Jammu, Balakote-Mendhar in Poonch and Durga Battalion in Poonch district respectively.
One Jawan had received bullet injuries in Pak firing at Alfa Machial border outpost, and was referred to AIIMS, Delhi for treatment.
In a similar manner, a BSF head constable Ram Niwas Meena of 200th Battalion was injured in sniper firing on Narainpur border outpost area in Samba district along the international border on 5 August. Meena, who suffered bullet injury in chest, died at AIIMS, New Delhi on 11 August.
This is the 11th ceasefire violation in past five days, Army officials said on Thursday.
Pakistani troops opened fire along LoC on several Indian forward posts in Balakote belt of Poonch district from 6:30 am, the officials said.
They fired automatic weapons, rockets and mortar shells in which three jawans received minor injury. They have shifted to hospital.
A shell of 82-mm mortar fired by Pakistan troops fell in Sanjote forward area of Mendhar tehsil resulting in injury to Parvaiz, a civilian, who was shifted to GMC hospital in Jammu.
A rocket fired by Pakistani troops fell and exploded on a cowshed in Basonia village of Mendhar on Thursday afternoon resulting in death of a dozen cattle. Defence spokesman, Jammu, S N Acharya said in a official release that Pakistan army started unprovoked firing at Indian forward posts in Mendhar sector from 06:30am.
‘Own troops retaliated immediately with heavy calibre weapons,’ he said, adding that the firing was on till late in the afternoon.
There were two ceasefire violations on 13 August, when Pakistan troops targeted Narianpur border outpost along the international border in Samba district and 16 Indian forward posts in Hamirpur, Balakote and Mankote forward areas in Poonch through the night.
Before that, three ceasefire violations had taken place on 12 August when Pakistani troops fired on border outposts and Indian posts along Indo-Pak border in Durga battalion (Poonch), Kothay (Samba) and Hamirpur-Balakote forward areas.
In the early hours of the same day, at around 1.40 am, Pakistani troops opened heavy fire using mortars, rockets and small arms on 11 Indian forward posts along the LoC in Digwar, Mankote and Durga Battalion areas.
It continued till 7.30am next day, triggering heavy exchanges in Poonch.
There were three incidents of ceasefire violation on 11 August also.
Pak troops, at around 8.30am, 11.30am and 9.50pm, had fired on Alfa Machial border outpost in Jammu, Balakote-Mendhar in Poonch and Durga Battalion in Poonch district respectively.
One Jawan had received bullet injuries in Pak firing at Alfa Machial border outpost, and was referred to AIIMS, Delhi for treatment.
In a similar manner, a BSF head constable Ram Niwas Meena of 200th Battalion was injured in sniper firing on Narainpur border outpost area in Samba district along the international border on 5 August. Meena, who suffered bullet injury in chest, died at AIIMS, New Delhi on 11 August.
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