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India, Pakistan troops exchange fire on Kashmir LoC
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India, Pakistan troops exchange fire on Kashmir LoC
SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, June 27 (Xinhua) -- The troops of India and Pakistan posted on line-of-control (LoC) in Kashmir Friday violated cease-fire and resorted to firing on each other's positions, officials said.
The cease-fire violation occurred early Friday in Bimber Gali ( BG) area of frontier Poonch district, around 185 km southwest of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.
"Pakistani army early today resorted to unprovoked firing on our positions in BG sector of Poonch using small arms and automatics," Lt. Col Manish Mehta, Indian army spokesman in Jammu said. "Our men posted there gave a befitting reply to Pakistani troops using similar calibre weapons."
The firing continued for more than one hour.
"The firing started at 12:35 a.m. and continued until 1:30 a.m., " Mehta said. "We have not suffered any damage due to Pakistani firing."
Indian Defense Minister Arun Jaitley during his visit to the region this month said Indian troops were capable of tackling cease-fire violations on LoC.
In December last year directors general of Military Operations (DGMO) of two countries met for talks held at Wagah-Attari border and pledged to uphold 2003 cease-fire agreement on the LoC, besides agreeing to work out a mechanism to ensure peace and ease tensions.
Last year deadly skirmishes took place between Indian and Pakistani troops posted on 720-km-long LoC and 198-km International Border (IB) in Kashmir. Both sides have suffered troop as well as civilian casualties during the standoff.
Indian army said around 200 cease-fire violations were recorded on LoC and IB in Kashmir last year.
Both New Delhi and Islamabad blamed each other for violating cease-fire.
New Delhi and Islamabad in 2003 agreed to observe cease-fire along IB and LoC in Kashmir. Though some violations have been reported on both sides, the cease-fire remains in effect.
LoC is de facto border that divides Kashmir into Indian and Pakistan controlled parts.
Kashmir, the Himalayan region divided between India and Pakistan is claimed by both in full. Since their Independence from British, the two countries have fought three wars, two exclusively over Kashmir.
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India, Pakistan troops exchange fire on Kashmir LoC
SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, June 27 (Xinhua) -- The troops of India and Pakistan posted on line-of-control (LoC) in Kashmir Friday violated cease-fire and resorted to firing on each other's positions, officials said.
The cease-fire violation occurred early Friday in Bimber Gali ( BG) area of frontier Poonch district, around 185 km southwest of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.
"Pakistani army early today resorted to unprovoked firing on our positions in BG sector of Poonch using small arms and automatics," Lt. Col Manish Mehta, Indian army spokesman in Jammu said. "Our men posted there gave a befitting reply to Pakistani troops using similar calibre weapons."
The firing continued for more than one hour.
"The firing started at 12:35 a.m. and continued until 1:30 a.m., " Mehta said. "We have not suffered any damage due to Pakistani firing."
Indian Defense Minister Arun Jaitley during his visit to the region this month said Indian troops were capable of tackling cease-fire violations on LoC.
In December last year directors general of Military Operations (DGMO) of two countries met for talks held at Wagah-Attari border and pledged to uphold 2003 cease-fire agreement on the LoC, besides agreeing to work out a mechanism to ensure peace and ease tensions.
Last year deadly skirmishes took place between Indian and Pakistani troops posted on 720-km-long LoC and 198-km International Border (IB) in Kashmir. Both sides have suffered troop as well as civilian casualties during the standoff.
Indian army said around 200 cease-fire violations were recorded on LoC and IB in Kashmir last year.
Both New Delhi and Islamabad blamed each other for violating cease-fire.
New Delhi and Islamabad in 2003 agreed to observe cease-fire along IB and LoC in Kashmir. Though some violations have been reported on both sides, the cease-fire remains in effect.
LoC is de facto border that divides Kashmir into Indian and Pakistan controlled parts.
Kashmir, the Himalayan region divided between India and Pakistan is claimed by both in full. Since their Independence from British, the two countries have fought three wars, two exclusively over Kashmir.
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