ISLAMABAD: India once again breached ceasefire on the Line of Control (LoC) on Monday, as its forces to unprovoked firing after midnight in different sectors.
According to a spokesman for the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Indian forces resorted to unprovoked firing in Iftikharabad, Nezapir and Kailer sectors.
No casualties were reported in the latest skirmish, which came five days after India said its troops had crossed the border to carry out “surgical strikes” across the LoC.
The latest exchange came after suspected militants fired on an army camp in the Indian Kashmir town of Baramulla late Sunday, killing a trooper, before being repelled.
Senior local police official Imtiyaz Hussain Mir on Monday told the media that between two and four militants were involved in the attack, which also injured a trooper. “They took advantage of the darkness and used civilian houses as a shield to escape,” he said.
Indian-held Kashmir (IHK) police chief Danish Raja said up to five people were wounded at two other places along the LoC.
“There was a ceasefire violation in Sawjian and Shahpur in Poonch sector. Five people have been injured.” Tensions have been high in the region since the killing of a young Kashmiri separatist in July, which was followed by weeks of curfew and deadly protests in IHK. A number of separatist groups in IHK have for decades been fighting to break free from New Delhi.
