Omar leads ministers, officials to border Poonch district
This was the first outreach of Omar after becoming CM of Jammu and Kashmir.
There were reports of heavy exchange of fire between the Indian and Pakistani troops on late Thursday morning along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Pakistan Army is reported to have used small arms and mortar shells to target Indian positions in Sunderbani sector without any provocation, which is in violation of the 2003 ceasefire pact, said Defence Ministry spokesman Lt Col Devender Anand.
“The Pakistani firing started around 9.15 a.m. The Indian Army retaliated strongly. Firing exchanges are still going on,” the official said.
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On Wednesday, heavy firing took place between the two armies in Mendhar sector of Poonch district.
So far this year, over two dozen firing exchanges have taken place between the two armies, Defence Ministry sources say.
(With agency inputs)
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