Pak troops violate ceasefire in Uri sector
January 29, 2018 23:25
Pakistani troops today violated ceasefire in the Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir by firing towards Indian posts, officials said.
They said the Pakistani forces fired towards Indian positions first in the afternoon following which the Indian Army retaliated.
After a lull of nearly six hours, Pakistani troops resorted to fresh firing that lasted nearly 30 minutes, they officials said.
The firing had stopped now, they said.
There was no damage reported in the firing so far, they added.
Earlier in the day, the Indian Army noticed suspicious movement along the LoC in Uri sector and challenged the intruders.
The alert jawans opened speculative firing, forcing the intruders to retreat back to PoK, an Army official said. -- PTI
They said the Pakistani forces fired towards Indian positions first in the afternoon following which the Indian Army retaliated.
After a lull of nearly six hours, Pakistani troops resorted to fresh firing that lasted nearly 30 minutes, they officials said.
The firing had stopped now, they said.
There was no damage reported in the firing so far, they added.
Earlier in the day, the Indian Army noticed suspicious movement along the LoC in Uri sector and challenged the intruders.
The alert jawans opened speculative firing, forcing the intruders to retreat back to PoK, an Army official said. -- PTI
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