Pak troops pound 14 Indian posts, civilian areas in J&K

Nine persons, including five civilians have been injured in Pakistan firing and shelling in the past 24 hours.



In the backdrop of the increased ceasefire violations by Pakistan, Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde is visiting forward areas along the IB to review the security situation on October 22.

Pakistan Rangers had on Friday resorted to unprovoked firing on 10 BoPs and forward civilian areas along IB in R S Pura, Pargwal, Samba areas of Jammu and Samba districts.In Nikowal BoP, two BSF constables Gangan Thakur and Hasda were injured.

Pakistani troops have been repeatedly violating the ceasefire.

On October 17, Pakistan army had pounded civilian areas along IB in Najwal-Pargwal belt of Jammu resulting in injuries to five persons, including 3 children, in Jammu district, prompting retaliation from Indian troops.

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah had requested the government to take up the ceasefire violation issue firmly with Pakistan.

"It is not clear who is behind this and with what motive this is being done. Some days back our Prime Minister met the Pakistani PM in New York. They talked about ceasefire violations and it was decided that the army DGMOs of both countries should talk and find a way out," he had said.

Over 130 ceasefire violations have been reported in 2013, the highest in the past 8 years.