Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, 20 August, police said.
Some mortar shells were fired by Pakistani forces in the Kamalkote area in the afternoon.Imtiyaz Hussain, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Baramulla
No loss of life or property has been reported so far, police added.
The attack came a few days after the new Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan formally took charge of the country. The oath-ceremony took place on 18 August.
Earlier, Khan had pledged to match every step India takes towards Pakistan with two, in his first speech after declaring victory.
“We want to improve our relations with India, if their leadership also wants it. This blame game that whatever goes wrong in Pakistan is because of India and vice versa brings us back to square one,” Khan had said in his speech.
On 2 August, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a phone call to congratulate the newly inducted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief.
In the phone call, Modi had said that India is ready to enter a new era of relations with Islamabad. “Both countries should adopt a joint strategy for progress in bilateral ties,” IANS reported him saying.
(With inputs from PTI and IANS)
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