Pak Violates Ceasefire in Mankote; ‘Speculative Firing’ in Poonch

Pakistan resorted to mortar shelling at Mankote as intermittent firing continued for a while between the two sides.

Indian Army personnel posted along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: PTI)

The Pakistani Army violated the ceasefire again on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Mankote in Mendhar in the wee hours. Intermittent firing continued between the two sides for a couple of hours as Pakistan resorted to mortar shelling and the Indian side retaliated strongly.

An Army officer said that there was a ceasefire violation and that details are being sought.

Indian troops on Wednesday also opened "speculative fire" along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district.

“There was no ceasefire violation along the LoC in Poonch. It was speculative fire”, an army officer of northern command said.

Speculative fire is normally used to check movement of suspicious persons along the border.

Wednesday's ceasefire violation has come two days after a Pakistani Border Action Team (BAT) supported by cover fire from Pakistan posts killed and mutilated two Indian security personnel in Krishna Ghati sector of the same district.

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(With inputs from media agencies.)