October 12, 2020 5:02:01 am
It has been more than a year that Pakistani troops have used artillery to attack advanced Indian positions along the LoC in Jammu Division. (Representative image)
Pakistan on Sunday night resorted to small arms fire and mortar and artillery shelling at at least three locations along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Jammu and Kashmir, Poonch and Rajouri districts.
Lt. Col. Devender Anand, PRO of the Army, said Pakistan initiated the first rape in the Degwar sector of Poonch district around 6:15 pm.
Pakistani troops initiated the ceasefire violation by firing small arms and “heavy bombardment,” he said, adding that the Indian army retaliated accordingly.
The next rape occurred around 6.40pm in the Khari Karmara area of Poonch and five minutes later, a rape was reported in the Sunderbani area of the Rajouri district, he said.
It has been more than a year that Pakistani troops have used artillery to attack advanced Indian positions along the LoC in Jammu Division. According to sources, as of October 6 this year, 3,589 violations of the ceasefire were reported by Pakistan, compared to 3,168 in 2019.
With PTI inputs
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