Pak troops violate ceasefire in Kupwara
Pak chopper spotted near LoC in Poonch
22/02/2018
SRINAGAR/JAMMU, Feb 21: Pakistani troops today violated the ceasefire agreement along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Tangdhar sector, prompting retaliatory fire from the Indian Army in which a Pakistani soldier has reportedly been killed, an official said.
The Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked
firing on Indian posts in Tangdhar sector in Kupwara district this afternoon, the Army official said. He said Indian soldiers retaliated to the aggression from across the LoC effectively.
While there were no casualties on the Indian side, the official said at least one Pakistani soldier has been reportedly killed in retaliatory firing by the Indian Army.
Pakistani troops yesterday targeted a BSF jawan using a sniper in Tangdhar sector, resulting in injuries to him. The Pakistani troops also violated ceasefire in Uri sector of Baramulla district on Monday, resulting in injuries to three civilians.
Meanwhile, A Pakistani military helicopter today came within 300 metres of the Line of Control in the Pakistan-occupied territory near Poonch sector in Jammu and Kashmir,
official sources said.
There was no firing or hostile action by any side during the incident which occurred between 9.45 am and 10 am, they said.
According to laid down norms by both the sides, rotary wing aircraft should not come within one kilometre of the LoC and fixed wing aircraft should not be within 10 km of it. The helicopter later went back, the sources said, adding although it was not a violation of airspace, but it was a breach of an understanding between the two sides. The sources indicated that the matter will be taken up with the Pakistani side.
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