Despite suffering heavy losses in strong retaliatory firing from the Indian side, Pakistan is bent upon escalating tensions along the line of control in Jammu & Kashmir.
A day after, an Indian soldier lost his life in a suspected IED blast along the LoC in Akhnoor sector, the Pakistan Army on Monday targeted several forward areas of Rajouri and Poonch districts with mortar shelling.
The Pakistan Army may have provided cover firing to the heavily armed group of infiltrators to sneak inside the Indian territory, official sources said.
In Jammu, Defence PRO Lt-Col Devender Anand said, “The Pakistan Army initiated ‘unprovoked’ ceasefire violation in Sunderbani sector of Rajouri around 4.15 p.m”. He said, “The Pakistan Army fired mortar shells in the forward areas”. “The Indian Army retaliated strongly and effectively”, he added.
Late evening, the Pakistan Army also targeted forward areas of Shahpur and Kirni in Poonch sector.
According to ground reports,Pakistan army was indulging in intense mortar shelling in the area till the time last reports came in.
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