Now, Pak violates ceasefire in Hiranagar sector
16/02/2020
Jammu, Feb 15: Pakistan Rangers on Saturday violated the ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing on forward posts and villages along the international border in Kathua district early on Saturday, officials said.
The Border Security Force retaliated effectively, and the exchange of fire, which started around 4 am at Chakra village in Hiranagar sector, lasted for over two-and-a-half hours, according to the officials.
There was no report of any casualty on the Indian side, the officials said, adding that the Pakistan Rangers also fired dozens of mortars.
The latest ceasefire violation by Pakistan comes a day after a villager was killed and four were injured along the Line of Control in Shahpur sector of Poonch district.
However, Senior civil and police officers on Saturday visited Shahpur sector along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district and took stock of the situation in the aftermath of Pakistani shelling that left a villager dead, officials said.
Sixty-year-old Badar Din was killed and four others were injured when Pakistan army targeted civilians while they were heading towards a mosque to offer Friday prayers in Shahpur hamlet.
District Development Commissioner, Poonch, Rahul Yadav & Senior Superin-tendent of Police Poonch Ramesh Angral visited the shelling-hit village and handed over a cheque of Rs 1 lakh as ex-gratia relief and Rs 10,000 out of the Red Cross fund to the next of kin of the deceased, the officials said.
The officers also inspected the mosque, which was hit by splinters during the unprovoked shelling by Pakistan, they said.
They took stock of the situation and assured all possible help to the villagers, the officials said.
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