PAKISTAN FIRES AGAIN

JAMMU(MT NEWS): In another provocation by Pakistan, its troops on Sunday fired heavily on two posts of Border Security Forces in Kanachak area of Jammu on Sunday morning, injuring one person, reports said. 

The firing began at 8:30 this morning near Alfa post in Jammu. 

The latest Pakistani aggravation comes just five days after killing of five India soldiers by its troops along the Line of Control in Poonch. 

Also, on Friday night Pakistan had fired 7,000 rounds of heavy ammunition and mortar shells for seven hours at Indian posts. 

Although, there was no loss of life in that firing from across the border, the Indian Army termed it as the “biggest ceasefire violation” in recent times. 

“Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked firing along LoC in Durga Battalion area in Poonch district around 2220 hours late last night”, Defence spokesman SN Acharya said on Saturday. 

The tension between India and Pakistan heightened when a group of 20 heavily-armed men led by Pakistani troops shot dead five Indian soldiers in Chakan Da Bagh sector of Poonch, 400 metres inside Indian territory, on August 06. 

Four of the dead Indian soldiers belonged to 21 Bihar Regiment and one to 14 Maratha Light Infantry. 

Defence Minister AK Antony had blamed the Pakistan Army for the “brutal” act and also warned that the incident will have “consequences” on India’s behaviour on the Line of Control and on relations with Pakistan. 

“It is now clear that the specialist troops of Pakistan Army were involved in this attack when a group from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) side crossed the LoC and killed our brave jawans,” he had said.

Taking a hard position, Antony had told Parliament that the “brutal and unprovoked” attack on Indian side of the LoC in Poonch sector “outraged us all” and “naturally, this incident will have consequences on our behaviour on the LoC and for our relations with Pakistan.” 

Sending out a message to Pakistan, he said, “Our restraint should not be taken for granted; nor should the capacity of our armed forces and resolve of the Government to uphold the sanctity of LoC ever be doubted.” 

Antony had said, “Those in Pakistan who are responsible for this tragedy and the brutal killing of two soldiers earlier this year should not go unpunished.”

With Agency Inputs