Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Fresh Firing along LoC in Balakote

Pakistan Rangers again violate ceasefire along Line of Control.Nearly 1700 people have already been evacuated from the LoC hamlets. Pakistan troops fired on forward posts and civilian areas last night.

Pakistan Rangers violated the ceasefire again today by firing on forward posts along the LoC in Balakote sector of Jammu of Kashmir.

"Pakistan army resorted to firing on forward posts along the LoC in Balakote sector from 0050 hours today," a defence spokesman said.

Pakistan troops also fired on forward posts and civilian areas last night along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district. The firing continued till 0130 hours, the spokesman said.

He said the Pakistan army initiated indiscriminate firing of small arms, automatic weapons and 82 mm and 120 mm mortars from 1830 hours last night along the LoC in Nowshera sector.

The firing continued till 2100 hours yesterday.

A villager shows a mortar shell that was fired from Pakistan at Jhanghar village near the Line of Control at Nowshera sector about 145km from Jammu on Sunday. 

The Pakistan Rangers fired shells on the intervening night of May 15 and 16 on forward areas and civilian belts along the LoC in three belts of Rajouri district

Around 10,042 people from over 2,694 families have been affected by the continued shelling from across the border, the DC said.




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