Two heavily armed Pakistani terrorists killed at LoC in Poonch
The Pakistani terrorists on Friday foiled an infiltration bid and killed two heavily armed Pakistani terrorists at the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch sector.
The Pakistani terrorists on Friday foiled an infiltration bid and killed two heavily armed Pakistani terrorists at the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch sector.
Defence spokesman Lt Colonel Suneel Bartwal said that Havaldar Baldev Singh (Retd), a revered war hero, passed away Monday due to natural causes in his hometown of Naushera.
Five Army soldiers were killed and four seriously injured when the vehicle in which they were travelling plunged into a 300 ft deep gorge near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch district on Tuesday evening.
Amidst onset of the 'Chillai Kalan' (harshest part of winters) in Kashmir coinciding with the International Pheran Day, the Indian Army distributed traditional pherans to underprivileged families in far-flung villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Kashmir Valley.
Lt Gen Navin Sachdeva, General Officer Commanding (GOC), White Knight Corps, on Saturday visited the border area of Rajouri to strengthen civil-military ties and recognize the pivotal role of local communities and veterans in maintaining peace and stability in the region.
Pakistan has also scaled up ceasefire violations on the LoC.
The ceasefire violation took place at 1 pm on Sunday as Pakistan resorted to mortar shelling and small arms firing on forward posts and villages along the Line of Control in Poonch sector.
In retaliatory action, the Indian Army destroyed Pakistan Army's installations in which Pakistani soldiers suffered casualties.
The latest ceasefire violation comes two days after Pakistan claimed that it lost three of its soldiers on the LoC firing by Indian forces.
All military and IAF stations and camps of other security forces have been asked to be on a high alert in view of Pakistan’s efforts to create trouble in Jammu and Kashmir following the abrogation of the Article 370 and splitting of the state into two union territories.
