Kashmir Ceasefire

Pakistan Rangers on Wednesday violated ceasefire agreement by resorting to unprovoked firing at a Border Security Force (BSF) post along the International Border here, officials said.

Amit Shah on Wednesday blamed India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru's "two major blunders" -- declaring a ceasefire without winning the entire Kashmir and taking the issue to the United Nations -- for the sufferings of the people.

Days after Pakistan Rangers violated the ceasefire by targeting forward posts and villages along the International border in Jammu and Kashmir's Arnia, the border residents have taken to cleaning underground bunkers.

She was feeding her children when a mortar shell exploded with a deafening sound, Rajni Devi said from her hospital bed, narrating the harrowing experience of Pakistani firing as she comforted her infant son.

J&K villagers said they took shelter in battle-scarred bunkers - in effect, empty underground rooms with no amenities and riddled with bullet holes - after the firing and shelling broke out late Thursday night.

A Border Security Force (BSF) personnel was injured in unprovoked firing and motor shelling in Arnia sector along the border in Jammu and Kashmir. Dozens of villagers have fled their homes after mortar shells hit residential areas.

Pakistan Rangers have apparently violated ceasefire along the Arnia sector of Jammu, reports say, in which two Border Security Force jawans have been injured. The BSF has retaliated.

The ceasefire between India and Pakistan along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir completed two years this week, marking a rare period of peace between the two countries.

Only three minor incidents of "violations" were recorded along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kasmir after Indian and Pakistani armies agreed to observe a ceasefire in February last year, the defence ministry.

Pakistani Rangers violated the ceasefire this morning as it targeted Border Security Force (BSF) troops in unprovoked firing along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir, an official said.

Northern army commander Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi on Friday said that there are 200 terrorists across border ready to be launched into Jammu and Kashmir.

Incidents of ceasefire violations and cross-border firings along the Line of Control have shown the sharpest decline this year but officials said that Pakistan has started infiltration attempts and state-sponsored violence in Jammu and Kashmir.

Only six incidents of ceasefire violations have been reported ever since India and Pakistan agreed in February to observe all pacts related to cross-border firings along the Line of Control and the International Border in J&K, Lok Sabha was informed.

Army Chief said the longevity of the ceasefire along the LoC with Pakistan depends on the actions of the neighbouring country but asserted that there would be "no slackening" of preparedness as terror infrastructure across the border was intact.

Army Chief General M M Naravane arrived on a two-day visit to Kashmir today to review the prevailing security situation in the Union Territory as the ceasefire understanding between India and Pakistan along the Line of Control (LoC) completed 100 day

Pakistan Rangers on Wednesday violated ceasefire agreement by resorting to unprovoked firing at a Border Security Force (BSF) post along the International Border here, officials said.

Amit Shah on Wednesday blamed India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru's "two major blunders" -- declaring a ceasefire without winning the entire Kashmir and taking the issue to the United Nations -- for the sufferings of the people.

Days after Pakistan Rangers violated the ceasefire by targeting forward posts and villages along the International border in Jammu and Kashmir's Arnia, the border residents have taken to cleaning underground bunkers.

She was feeding her children when a mortar shell exploded with a deafening sound, Rajni Devi said from her hospital bed, narrating the harrowing experience of Pakistani firing as she comforted her infant son.

J&K villagers said they took shelter in battle-scarred bunkers - in effect, empty underground rooms with no amenities and riddled with bullet holes - after the firing and shelling broke out late Thursday night.

A Border Security Force (BSF) personnel was injured in unprovoked firing and motor shelling in Arnia sector along the border in Jammu and Kashmir. Dozens of villagers have fled their homes after mortar shells hit residential areas.

Pakistan Rangers have apparently violated ceasefire along the Arnia sector of Jammu, reports say, in which two Border Security Force jawans have been injured. The BSF has retaliated.

The ceasefire between India and Pakistan along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir completed two years this week, marking a rare period of peace between the two countries.

Only three minor incidents of "violations" were recorded along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kasmir after Indian and Pakistani armies agreed to observe a ceasefire in February last year, the defence ministry.

Pakistani Rangers violated the ceasefire this morning as it targeted Border Security Force (BSF) troops in unprovoked firing along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir, an official said.

Northern army commander Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi on Friday said that there are 200 terrorists across border ready to be launched into Jammu and Kashmir.

Incidents of ceasefire violations and cross-border firings along the Line of Control have shown the sharpest decline this year but officials said that Pakistan has started infiltration attempts and state-sponsored violence in Jammu and Kashmir.

Only six incidents of ceasefire violations have been reported ever since India and Pakistan agreed in February to observe all pacts related to cross-border firings along the Line of Control and the International Border in J&K, Lok Sabha was informed.

Army Chief said the longevity of the ceasefire along the LoC with Pakistan depends on the actions of the neighbouring country but asserted that there would be "no slackening" of preparedness as terror infrastructure across the border was intact.

Army Chief General M M Naravane arrived on a two-day visit to Kashmir today to review the prevailing security situation in the Union Territory as the ceasefire understanding between India and Pakistan along the Line of Control (LoC) completed 100 day