The Indian Army retaliated befittingly to Pak shelling, officials said (Representational)
Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire and resorted to heavy firing and mortar shelling in forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Wednesday, officials said.
The Indian Army retaliated befittingly, they said.
"At about 1845 hours today, Pakistan army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms and intense shelling with mortars along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Mankote sector," a defence spokesman said.
Pakistan has been targeting Mankote sector and its hamlets for the past three days, resulting in injuries to several animals on Tuesday.
The Pakistani army violated the ceasefire 46 times this month.
A soldier was killed and two others, including an officer, were injured on September 5 in Sunderbani sector of Rajouri district. On September 2, another officer was killed in Rajouri's Keri sector.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)