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Indian army lodges protest with Pak over ceasefire violation
Jammu, Sept 22 (PTI) Indian army Monday lodged a
"strong" protest with its Pakistani counterpart over a "major"
violation of ceasefire along the Line of Control (L.o.C.) in
Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
"We have lodged a strong written protest with Pakistan
authorities over the small arms firing by them on an Indian
position in Tarkundi forward on Saturday," a senior defence
officer told P.T.I. after a meeting of the company commanders
of the two sides at Tatapani along the LoC in Poonch district.
"India provided them evidence of firing," he said.
Officials yesterday said it was the gravest violation of the
ceasefire by Pakistan since the November 2003 truce came into
force.
"Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire and opened
small arms firing on Indian posts along LoC in Tarkundi
forward areas in Poonch district from 1100 hours to 1600 hours
Saturday," the officer said.
But there was no loss of life or injury to anyone in
the firing, he said adding that Indian troops guarding the LoC
also fired a few rounds.
Since January this year, Pakistani troops have violated
the five-year-old ceasefire agreement 32 times. The aim of the
cross-border firing is to push in armed militants into Jammu
and Kashmir.
Nearly 110 infiltration bids have been reported in the
last eight months from across the LoC. On Thursday, there was
firing from Pakistan across LoC on forward posts of Panjal and
Kopra in Sabzian sub-sector of Poonch district.
There were 13 incidents of ceasefire violations along
LoC in Poonch sector from May to September this year. Four
jawans were killed and 13 injured in Pakistani firing and
shelling in the sector.
Army has further beefed up the security along the
L.o.C. in the wake of intelligence reports that several big
groups of the militants are waiting to enter Jammu and
Kashmir, officials said.
The Indian Army's Director General of Military
Operations had strongly protested to his Pakistani
counterpart on a couple of occasions over ceasefire violations
after the Tangdhar and Nowgam incidents.
Infiltration bids by militants have witnessed an
increase in summer months this year in view of the Jammu and
Kashmir Assembly elections due for later this year. PTI AB
RRD
"strong" protest with its Pakistani counterpart over a "major"
violation of ceasefire along the Line of Control (L.o.C.) in
Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
"We have lodged a strong written protest with Pakistan
authorities over the small arms firing by them on an Indian
position in Tarkundi forward on Saturday," a senior defence
officer told P.T.I. after a meeting of the company commanders
of the two sides at Tatapani along the LoC in Poonch district.
"India provided them evidence of firing," he said.
Officials yesterday said it was the gravest violation of the
ceasefire by Pakistan since the November 2003 truce came into
force.
"Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire and opened
small arms firing on Indian posts along LoC in Tarkundi
forward areas in Poonch district from 1100 hours to 1600 hours
Saturday," the officer said.
But there was no loss of life or injury to anyone in
the firing, he said adding that Indian troops guarding the LoC
also fired a few rounds.
Since January this year, Pakistani troops have violated
the five-year-old ceasefire agreement 32 times. The aim of the
cross-border firing is to push in armed militants into Jammu
and Kashmir.
Nearly 110 infiltration bids have been reported in the
last eight months from across the LoC. On Thursday, there was
firing from Pakistan across LoC on forward posts of Panjal and
Kopra in Sabzian sub-sector of Poonch district.
There were 13 incidents of ceasefire violations along
LoC in Poonch sector from May to September this year. Four
jawans were killed and 13 injured in Pakistani firing and
shelling in the sector.
Army has further beefed up the security along the
L.o.C. in the wake of intelligence reports that several big
groups of the militants are waiting to enter Jammu and
Kashmir, officials said.
The Indian Army's Director General of Military
Operations had strongly protested to his Pakistani
counterpart on a couple of occasions over ceasefire violations
after the Tangdhar and Nowgam incidents.
Infiltration bids by militants have witnessed an
increase in summer months this year in view of the Jammu and
Kashmir Assembly elections due for later this year. PTI AB
RRD
