Pakistan Violates Ceasefire Again, 3rd Of The Day, 7th In 3 Days

New Delhi, Aug 13, IRNA - Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire yet again Monday night targeting Indian forward posts along the International Border in Poonch and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir. The violation took place amid escalating tensions and is the third breach of the day and seventh in the last three days. Pakistani troops fired on Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Mendhar sub-sector of Poonch district at 21:20 hours IST (Indian Standard Time) in the latest ceasefire violation, pti reported quoting Army sources in Jammu. Pakistani troops have earlier opened heavy fire using mortars, rockets and small arms on Indian forward posts along the LoC in Poonch and Durga Battalion areas around 0150 hours IST and fired small arms on Kothay Border Out Post along IB in Samba district at around 1900 hours IST, spokesmen of Army and BSF said. There was no loss of life on Indian side, they said. Pakistani troops fired at 11 posts in Digwar, Mankote and Durga Battalion areas along the LoC in Poonch. Indian troops guarding the borderline took up positions and retaliated resulting in heavy exchanges in Poonch. In Samba, the BSF troops retaliated, resulting in brief exchange of fire, a BSF officer said. Pakistan troops opened heavy firing with small arms, mortar shells and rockets on Indian forward posts along LoC in Poonch and Durga Battalion areas around 0150 hours, Defence Spokesman S N Acharya said. It was yet another ceasefire violation by Pakistan, the spokesman said, adding the firing took place from 0150 hours till 0600 hours IST. A BSF officer said there was firing by Pakistani troops on Kothay Border Out Post along IB in Samba district at around 1930 hours Monday evening. There was no loss of life or injury to anyone in the Pakistani firing, Acharya said./end