Jammu: Pakistani troops violated ceasefire along the Line of Control today by firing at Indian positions in Mendhar sector in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.
"Around 6.30 am, Pakistani troops fired at Pilli and Noal posts in Dari Dabsi area of the LoC in Mendhar sector," police sources told IANS.
The Pakistan army used automatics and light weapons and the Indian side retaliated the fire.
Till last reports came in, firing exchange between the two sides was still going on.
On Friday, India's External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid and Pakistan's adviser on foreign affairs and national security, Sartaj Aziz, agreed to a meeting of the prime ministers of the two countries in New York later this month.
Aziz and Khurshid met in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit. The two leaders had agreed to respect the LoC ceasefire agreement.
The latest ceasefire violation comes just two days after the meet.
"Around 6.30 am, Pakistani troops fired at Pilli and Noal posts in Dari Dabsi area of the LoC in Mendhar sector," police sources told IANS.
The Pakistan army used automatics and light weapons and the Indian side retaliated the fire.
On Friday, India's External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid and Pakistan's adviser on foreign affairs and national security, Sartaj Aziz, agreed to a meeting of the prime ministers of the two countries in New York later this month.
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The latest ceasefire violation comes just two days after the meet.
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