<span style="color: #222222;">In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan Army troops initiated unprovoked and indiscriminate firing with small arms and heavy mortar shelling along the Line of Control in Mendhar sector of district Poonch this evening. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">PRO (Defence) Colonel Davinder Anand has said that Pak troops initiated unprovoked and indiscriminate firing with small arms and thereafter, heavy mortar shelling along the LoC in Mendhar sector of Poonch district in the evening today at about 1800 hours. The vigilant Indian Army troops, guarding the fence are retaliating befittingly with equal caliber to silence the guns of the Pak troops. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The exchange of fire continued till the reports last came in. There are no reports of damage to any property and loss of any life from our side as yet, added the PRO. More details are awaited.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Pertinently, this year, 1,872 ceasefire violations by PaK army troops and Pakistani rangers have been recorded so far along the LoC and International Border in the districts close to the LoC and International Border in the Union Territory.</span><br />