Pak army shells forward posts in Rajouri district

Jammu, January 1

The Pakistani army shelled forward posts along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district twice on Friday, officials said.

Firing and mortar shelling from across the LoC was reported in the Nowshera sector of the district around 3.30 pm and at 5.30 pm, they said.

Indian troops are retaliating to the unprovoked ceasefire violations by Pakistan, the officials said. “Today, the Pakistan army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by intense shelling with mortars along the LoC in the Nowshera sectort,” a defence spokesman said. The Army retaliates befittingly, he said.Pakistan again shelled the Nowshera sector resulting in exchanges, the officials said. J&K recorded 5,100 instances of ceasefire violations by Pakistan along the Line of Control (LoC) in 2020, the highest in the past 18 years with an average of 14 cases daily, according to official sources. In these ceasefire violations, 36 persons, including 24 security personnel, were killed and over 130 injured, as per data. — PTI