Pakistan violates ceasefire in Poonch, some houses damaged in shelling

JAMMU: Pakistan on Friday violated ceasefire and resorted to unprovoked shelling and heavy firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K’s Poonch district. Some houses in Qasaba and Dokra areas near the border were damaged in the shelling, sources said.
“Around 1.30pm, Pakistan initiated firing of small arms and shelled mortars on forward posts and civilian areas along the LoC in Poonch’s Shahpur sector, to which Indian troops effectively retaliated.The exchange of fire continued for a few hours,” said an official source. Security forces didn’t suffer any casualty or injury in the ceasefire violation.
Poonch deputy commissioner Rahul Yadav confirmed the breach of truce.
Earlier on February 14, a 55-year-old villager was killed and two others injured in a similar ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the LoC in Poonch’s Shahpur and Kerni sectors.