Pakistan Army on Tuesday provoked strong retaliation from the Indian Army after it targeted its Poonch based Brigade headquarters for the second time in last one month.
Earlier, Brigade headquarters was targeted after a gap of 21 years on October 23, 2018.
According to ground reports, "between 7.35 and 7.45 am, at least two shells exploded in the close vicinity of the empty store inside brigade headquarters in Poonch". Pakistan army had earlier used recoilless gun with a calibre of 105/106 mm shells to target the vital army installation on October 23.
Another shell landed in army area close to the Brigade headquarters spreading panic in the Poonch town.
The district administration immediately ordered shut down of educational institutions along the line of control to prevent any loss of life in cross border shelling. After a brief gap Indian army is learnt to have retaliated strongly in Deegwar sector and reportedly inflicted heavy damages on the Pakistani side of the line of control. The exact nature of damages were not known immediately.