In Jammu and Kashmir Pakistan once again violated ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing along the Line of Control in Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir today. Defence Spokesman Col. R. K. Palta told AIR Jammu that Pak troops targeted Indian forward posts in Gambhir Battalion area of Bhimber Gali in Poonch district . The firing started at about 5 a.m today and continued for almost two hours. Pak troops used small and automatic weaponry to target Indian forward posts. Indian troops guarding the borderline retuned the fire effectively to silence the Pak guns. No loss of life or injury to anyone has been reported from this side.

Meanwhile, General Officer Commanding 16th Corps Gen. D.S.Hooda has said that nearly 300 terrorists are waiting at over 40 to 45 training camps on the other side along the line of control from Akhnoor to Poonch sector adding terror infrastructure is intact in Pak Occupied Kashmir areas.

Our correspondent reports that the General Officer Commanding said the number of infiltration attempts have increased considerably along the line of control. He said that terrorists continue to get support from Pakistani Army. Gen. Hooda dismissed the apprehension of the people about the possibility of conversion of skirmishes between the India and Pakistani troops along the Line of Control and International Border into a full- fledged war.