Ground Report: Highest Ceasefire Violations Along Line Of Control In 17 Years

There is uneasy calm at a forward post in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district. Just few hundred metres away is Kohat in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). For the last one year, the Line of Control (LoC) has seen the highest number of ceasefire violations in the last 17 years. Over 4,000 firing incidents have reported. On an average, 10 to 12 incidents have been reported every day along the 740-km LoC. Throughout the year, soldiers tasked with defending the LoC have returned fire at enemy positions from fortified positions. A cross-LoC gunfight can break out anytime, the soldiers know.