In the run-up to the Independence Day celebrations, Pakistani forces on Tuesday shifted their focus from the International border to the line of Control (loC) in Jammu & Kashmir by targeting forward Indian posts in the Poonch sector.
This is the first incident of ceasefire violation in the month of August this year. So far, 57 ceasefire violations have been reported from across the line of Control in 2014.last year five Indian soldiers were ambushed by the Pakistani troops along with specialised BAT team along the loC near Chakan-da-bagh in Poonch on August 6.
According to ground reports, the ‘unprovoked’ firing from the Pakistani side started around 11.30 am and continued for over two hours in the forward area. More than three forward India posts were targeted along the loC in Poonch by Pakistani troops with automatic weapons.The Army too retaliated the fire using equal caliber weapons to silence the Pakistani guns.“There was no loss of life or damage to property in the firing on this side of loC,” Defence PRO said in Jammu.
Meanwhile, the entire security grid has been beefed up in the wake of festive season ahead in Jammu region. Inspector General of Police, Jammu range chaired a high level meeting of district SP’s and senior officers of the paramilitary forces on Monday and directed the officers to maintain extra vigil to prevent any infiltration attempt and untoward incident.