Pak cross-border shelling targets villages in Poonch
March 04, 2018  09:35
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Pakistani troops resorted to heavy shelling of forward posts and villages along the Line of Control  in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir overnight, the police said today. 

The shelling from across the border in Balakote sector started late last night and continued for over two hours, a police official told PTI.   

Indian troops retaliated effectively.  

There was no immediate report of any casualty or damage in the shelling, the official said, adding that forward villages and posts were targeted by Pakistan during the ceasefire violation.   

There has been a spurt in ceasefire violations along the LoC and International Border in Jammu and Kashmir this year.
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