Army jawan injured in Pakistan firing

September 10, 2015 21:42

An army jawan was critically injured in small arm fire by Pakistani troops in Poonch in the latest ceasefire violation on a day when DG-level talks were held in Delhi to de-escalate border tensions.

A defence spokesman in a statement said that Pakistan army violated the ceasefire and resorted to firing in the forward areas of KG sector on Thursday evening. He said forward posts of Pakistan army opened fire using small arms and automatic weapons critically injuring a trooper. The injured soldier, identified as Lance Naik Bhupinder Singh, was evacuated and shifted to an army hospital, where his condition is stated to be critical, a police official said.

Pakistani troops had on Wednesday night resorted to unprovoked firing in Bhimber Gali sector of the district, forcing Indian troops to retaliate. Pakistan has already violated the ceasefire 11 times in September this year.

-- Mukhtar Ahmad/Srinagar

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