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Pak violates ceasefire in Rajouri, resorts to heaving shelling along LoC

All educational institutions continued to remain closed within 5 km distance from the LoC in Rajouri and Poonch districts.

Pak violates ceasefire in Rajouri, resorts to heaving shelling along LoC

Three among the injured soldiers are stated to be serious. (Photo: IANS)

Indian and Pakistani armies exchanged heavy fire across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district till late morning on Wednesday, Defence Ministry said.

Pakistan violated ceasefire in Nowshera and Sunderbani sectors of the Rajouri district today at around 10:30 am.

Defence officials have called it the third ceasefire violation of the day.

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The Pakistan army used mortar shelling and small arms as they resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation in the Sunderbani sector from around 10.30 pm on Tuesday.

“The firing continued till 4:30 am. Indian positions retaliated strongly,” Defence Ministry spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Devender Anand said.

Heavy firing exchanges also took place between the two armies in Nowshera sector of Rajouri and Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch on Tuesday.

A soldier was injured in Kalal area of Rajouri in the firing.

All educational institutions continued to remain closed within 5 km distance from the LoC in both these districts.

(With inputs from IANS)

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