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Pakistani forces continue to violate LoC ceasefire, pound Rajouri and Poonch
[HindustanTimes] The Pak shelling in three sectors drew a quick response from the Indian army.Pak troops on Sunday evening resorted to intense shelling along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir .jpg "Kashmir") ...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it Azad (Free) Kashmir. The remainder they refer to as "Indian Occupied Kashmir". They have fought four wars with India over it, the score currently 4-0 in New Delhi's favor. After 72 years of this nonsense, India cut the Gordian knot in 2019, removing the area's special status, breaking off Ladakh as a separate state, and allowing people from other areas to settle (or in the case of the Pandits, to resettle) there.... ’s Poonch and Rajouri districts, escalating ceasefire violations and prompting India to retaliate in equal measure. Defence front man Lt Col Devender Anand said Pakistain violated ceasefire in Degwar sector of Poonch at about 6.15 pm followed by similar shelling in Khari Karmarain the same district at around 6.40 pm. "They resorted to artillery shelling prompting Indian troops to retaliate in equal measure," he added. Col Anand said that at about 6.45 pm Pak troops also opened heavy fire in Sunderbani sector of Rajouri district. "There also they resorted to small arms fire followed by artillery shelling. Indian army is responding befittingly in the three sectors," he said. There were no injuries or deaths on the Indian side when reports last came in. Related: Line of Control : 2020-09-28 Pakistan says Indian fire kills 1 soldier in Kashmir Line of Control : 2020-08-11 Terrorists trained by Pakistani commandos in Afghanistan planning attacks in Kashmir Line of Control : 2020-08-02 Soldier from Himachal killed as Pakistan violates ceasefire in J-K’s Poonch Posted by: trailing wife 2020-10-12 |
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