The army has hit a Pakistani post after the latter targeted forward troops in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara, a defence spokesperson said. Two Pakistani soldiers were killed in the counter attack late on Monday night, the army said.
The two Pakistani soldiers were shot dead at Tangdhar sector while they were trying to give covering fire to infiltrators, the army said.
On Monday, an army jawan, Sepoy Pushpendra Singh, was killed by a Pakistani sniper along the Line of Control.
It appears the army then launched a counter attack to prevent Pakistani forces from pushing infiltrators via Tangdhar sector, 95 km from Srinagar.
"In retaliatory action to unprovoked ceasefire violations and repeated attempts to facilitate infiltration by Pakistan Army in Tangdhar sector, own troops carried out calibrated operations last night in which two Pakistani soldiers were killed," Srinagar-based defence spokesperson Colonel Rajesh Kalia said.
Pakistani forces are known to target Indian forward positions when laying down covering fire for terrorists who would try to infiltrate into India.
On August 7, an Army Major and three soldiers were killed in a gunfight with a large group of terrorists who were trying to infiltrate from Gurez in north Kashmir. The infiltration attempt was foiled and two terrorists were also shot dead, the army said in a statement.
A night before the gunfight, the Pakistani forces had been targeting Indian positions at Gurez in a possible attempt to provide covering fire to the group of heavily armed infiltrators.
Earlier this month, the government told parliament that there have been 32 ceasefire violations on the Line of Control. There have been 39 instances when Indian and Pakistani forces have opened fire across the International Border during this same period.
This is despite efforts to restore the ceasefire along the border and LoC. The Director Generals of Military Operations of both sides frequently speak to one another to minimise hostilities between the two sides.
Big Blow For Pakistan As Star Pacer Gets Injured Ahead Of Tests Against Bangladesh Second Test Between Pakistan And Bangladesh Shifted From Karachi To Rawalpindi Jammu And Kashmir BJP Chief Says Party Will Go Solo In Assembly Elections Student Arrested For Controversial Post On Mamata Banerjee Malala Yousafzai's Post On Taliban After Attending Taylor Swift Concert Flower Seller Forced To Buy iPhone For Son On Hunger Strike, Internet Reacts Mumbai BMW Hit-And-Run Accused Says He Is Illegally Detained, Seeks Release UPSC To Introduce AI-Based CCTV Surveillance To Prevent Cheating Switzerland Offers Rs 50 Lakh For Solutions To Clear Ammunition From Lakes Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.