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Pak violated ceasefire by using mortar shells in kathua sector of J&K

By FnF Defence Correspondent | PUBLISHED: 29, Oct 2016, 11:30 am IST | UPDATED: 29, Oct 2016, 13:53 pm IST

Pak violated ceasefire by using mortar shells in kathua sector of J&K New Delhi: Pakistan violated ceasefire by using mortar shells in Kathua sector of Jammu and Kashmir at around 7:20 am on Saturday. The BSF said that it had retaliated with small arms and that there were no casualties.

Late Friday night, the Army said that Pakistan had violated ceasefire along the LoC in Sundarbani and Pallanwala sectors in Rajouri and Jammu districts.

The latest violation comes in the wake of a "barbaric" incident in which terrorists, aided by the cover fire by Pakistani Army, crossed the Line of Control on Friday and killed an Indian army jawan. The terrorists mutilated his body in Macchil sector of Kupwara district of Kashmir. One attacker was killed in the incident which the Indian army said will be "responded to appropriately".

As military confrontation increased on the border, the BSF on Friday claimed to have killed 15 Pakistani soldiers over the last one week. BSF, which primarily guards the International Border with Pakistan, said it had also foiled two infiltration bids in Samba district three days ago. Besides, BAT (Border Action Team) attacks from Pakistani side along the Line of Control have also been thwarted.

However, the Pakistan army on Friday claimed that none of its soldiers had died at the border, contradicting the BSF's assertion. Pakistan accused India of killing three civilians and wounding five others in cross-border fire in the Nakyal sector.
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