Pakistan Army shattered peace along the line of Control in Pallanwale sector of Akhnoor late Thursday evening by resorting to ‘unprovoked’ ceasefire violation.
More than one dozen villages and large number of forward Indian posts were being targeted by the Pakistan Army using 120 mm mortars.
According to eye witness reports villagers falling in the direct line of fire ran helter-skelter to save their lives as mortar shells started raining in forward villages.
For past several days Pakistan Army has been selectively using 120 mm mortars to target the civilian areas with an aim to inflict maximum injuries. On November 14 Paksitan Army had targeted forward villages in the same sector.
Due to exchange of heavy volume of firing more than 5,000 villagers had relocated to safer places.
According to official sources between November 9-15 Pakistan Army had resorted to 12 ceasefire violations while 18 attempts were made to push in large groups of infiltrators through the barbed wire fencing.
Defence PRO lt Col Munish Mehta said, Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation in Pallanwala sector around 7:15 pm. He said Pakistan Army was using heavy calibre of weapons and mortars to target the Indian posts. Indian army is giving them befitting reply using similar calibre of weapons, he added.
Meanwhile, large number of civilians in the forward villages were facing uncertain future as they have been forced to shuttle between shelter points and their homes to save their lives.