Pakistani troops on Saturday violated the ceasefire agreement for the umpteenth time in two different sectors of Balakote and Poonch, taking the overall number of violations this year close to 90.
According to reports, the first ceasefire violation was reported from Poonch sector at around 7.00 am. Pakistani troops used small arm fire and automatic weapons to target forward Indian posts. The Indian side retaliated in equal measure. Firing in the area continued for over 40 minutes, official sources said.
According to Defence PRO in Jammu Colonel RK Palta, the second ceasefire violation was reported in the Balakote sector, almost 12 hours after the first violation was reported on Saturday. According to official sources the exchange of firing was going on in the Balakote sector till last reports came in. According to PRO, no report of loss of life or any other damage on the Indian side was reported so far.
Meanwhile, the local villagers in the area are struggling to survive by remaining indoors for most part of the day. The livestock and standing crops in the area have also suffered huge damage on account of regular firing from across the line of control. The large population of local villagers have been pleading before the district administration to shift them to safer places before more civilians fall prey to the bullets and mortar fire from across the loC.