Pakistan troops targeted five Indian posts with rockets and heavy machine gun fire along the LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, 18th ceasefire violations in the past nearly one-and–a-half month, officials said.“Pakistani troops fired Rocket Projectile grenades and opened indiscriminate small and heavy weaponry firing on Indian posts in Krishangati forward areas along LoC late on Monday night”, PTI qouted PRO, defence (Jammu) S N Acharya as saying on Tuesday.
The Pakistani troops fired 1800 rounds from light and heavy machine guns besides other weapons from 10.15pm on Monday night, he said, adding the firing continued till 11.15pm.
Pakistani troops from their posts of Daku, Roza, Khair and Battal fired on five Indian Posts of Dogra, Chajamun, Gorda, Kripan and Kranti.
Troops guarding the borderline fired back, he said, adding there was no casualty or injury to anyone in the firing exchange.
The two nuclear-armed rivals agreed to a ceasefire in Kashmir in 2003 and while it has been largely held, short exchanges of fire occur almost every week.
The neighbours have been making tentative moves to revive a sluggish peace process that was broken off by India after the 2008 militant assault on the city of Mumbai.
Earlier this month Indian and Pakistani foreign ministers agreed that they will ease tough visa restrictions.
The agreement was the culmination of a visit by Indian Foreign Minister S. M. Krishna to Pakistan, as part of a tentative peace process that froze after militants (India alleges they are Pakistanis) attacked the Indian city of Mumbai in 2008, killing 166 people.
(Free Press Kashmir)
