Fresh firing by Pakistani army has been reported at several Indian posts in the Krishna Ghati and Sona Gali sectors of Jammu and Kashmir.The firing started this evening.
Meanwhile, a high level meeting took place at the Prime Minister's office late this evening to take stock of the situation at the Line of Control, LOC.Talking to All India Radio,PMO sources said that Defence Secretary and National Security Advisor have appraised the Prime Minister of the current situation.
In a related incident, India has asked Pakistan for a Brigadier level Flag Meeting at the LoC.
Earlier in the day, India told Pakistan that it had only resorted to controlled response to the unprovoked firing by Pakistani army yesterday along the LoC in Mendhar sector in Jammu and Kashmir.
This was conveyed by Indian high commissioner Sharat Sabharwal in Islamabad.He was called in by the Pakistan Foreign secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani over the incident in Battal sector of the LoC.Official spokesperson in ministry of external affairs in New Delhi said, Pakistan is claiming that one of their soldiers was killed in the incident.
The Indian envoy also stressed the need for holding the sanctity of LoC and adherence of the Simla Agreement to sort out bilateral issues.The spokesperson also reiterated India's position that it was capable of resolving the issue bilaterally and rejected role of the UN or any third party.
He also noted that DGMO's of both the countries were in regular touch.
On Pakistan refusing to allow trucks from India carrying goods to cross LoC trade point in Poonch district, the spokesperson said,officials are in talks.
Several trucks carrying goods, mostly vegetables, from India were not allowed to cross the LoC and enter Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir at Chakan-Da-Bagh, according to officials of the Trade Facilitation Center (TFC) at Poonch.
There have been three violations of the nine-year-old ceasefire along the LoC in the past five days.
The Indian Army said two of its soldiers were killed in a cross-border raid by Pakistani troops on Tuesday while another Pakistani soldier died on Sunday.
