August 14, 2015 3:04 PM

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Pak continues to violate ceasefire, resorts to unprovoked firing in J&K

In Jammu and Kashmir, in yet another incidence of ceasefire violation along the Line of Control, Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked shelling and firing on Indian posts and civilian areas in Poonch district this morning. PRO Defence Lt. Col. Manish Mehta told AIR Jammu correspondent that forces from across the LoC started unprovoked firing in Shahpur Kerni area of Poonch sector around 8:15 am which was retaliated by Army. The exchange of fire was going on when the last reports came in. <br/><br/>So far there has been no report of any causality or injury to anyone on the Indian side. There have been 28 violations of ceasefire by Pakistan in August this year and this is the sixth consecutive day that Pakistani troops have shelled Indian posts along the LoC in Jammu region. <br/><br/>Pakistani troops also fired on forward posts along the LoC in Balakote belt with automatic, small arms and mortar bombs around 1915 hours last night till midnight. There have been four ceasefire violations in three sectors of Krishnagati, Bhimbhergali and Pallanwala in Poonch, Rajouri and Jammu districts in intervening night of August 12-13.

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