JAMMU: In yet another incident of unprovoked cross-border firing, Pakistani troops targeted second battalion of Eighth Gurkha Rifles at the Krnati post along the Line of Control in Poonch district's Mendhar area, official sources said in Jammu.
Sources also said intermittent firing was reported for more than an hour at the post on Thursday. They said the Gurkhas returned the fire without suffering any casualty. Army spokesperson Lt Col S D Goswami, however, refused to comment on the latest ceasefire violation.
Pakistani troops had resorted to firing at Regal in Samba, Salhutri in Mendhar and Tangdhar in Kupwara sector in violation of ceasefire agreement. |