JAMMU: Pakistani troops opened fireplace and lobbed mortars at Indian positions alongside the International Border (IB) and LoC in 3 sectors of Jammu and Rajouri districts in a single day, a BSF officer stated on Monday.
On Sunday, a civilian was once killed and two individuals have been injured in the Pakistani shelling alongside the IB in Kanachak belt of Jammu district, raising the death toll in the ceasefire violations since Thursday remaining to 12 and injuries to over 60.
Schools continue to stay closed alongside the LoC and IB in Jammu region.
"There was night-long firing along the IB in Pargwal, Math, R S Pura, Arnia and Ramgarh sectors (of Jammu and Samba districts). It stopped at 0545 hours today," the officer stated.
Pakistan Rangers resumed shelling alongside the IB in Kanachak sector of Jammu remaining evening," he stated.
Pakistan troops additionally resumed heavy shelling alongside the LoC in Bhawani, Karali, Said, Numb and Sher Makri spaces of Rajouri district remaining night time, officers stated.
Seven civilians, 3 Armymen and two BSF team of workers have up to now been killed in the ceasefire violations.
While a BSF jawan and a teenage girl have been killed on Thursday, 4 individuals including two civilians and one BSF jawan and an Army jawan have been killed and over 40 others injured in the Pakistani firing on Friday.
Three civilians and an Army jawan have been killed and 16 others injured in the ceasefire violations on Saturday.
BSF officers stated government have been retaining a close eye on the state of affairs and feature rushed police teams to affected spaces to make sure advised assistance to the people.
People were asked to stick indoors and to not touch any suspicious object of their area as it may well be an unexploded mortar shell, he stated.
Firing from around the border began on Thursday remaining and has compelled 40,000 other folks to flee their houses and take shelter in rehabilitation camps or with their relations.
On Sunday, a civilian was once killed and two individuals have been injured in the Pakistani shelling alongside the IB in Kanachak belt of Jammu district, raising the death toll in the ceasefire violations since Thursday remaining to 12 and injuries to over 60.
Schools continue to stay closed alongside the LoC and IB in Jammu region.
"There was night-long firing along the IB in Pargwal, Math, R S Pura, Arnia and Ramgarh sectors (of Jammu and Samba districts). It stopped at 0545 hours today," the officer stated.
Pakistan Rangers resumed shelling alongside the IB in Kanachak sector of Jammu remaining evening," he stated.
Pakistan troops additionally resumed heavy shelling alongside the LoC in Bhawani, Karali, Said, Numb and Sher Makri spaces of Rajouri district remaining night time, officers stated.
Seven civilians, 3 Armymen and two BSF team of workers have up to now been killed in the ceasefire violations.
While a BSF jawan and a teenage girl have been killed on Thursday, 4 individuals including two civilians and one BSF jawan and an Army jawan have been killed and over 40 others injured in the Pakistani firing on Friday.
Three civilians and an Army jawan have been killed and 16 others injured in the ceasefire violations on Saturday.
BSF officers stated government have been retaining a close eye on the state of affairs and feature rushed police teams to affected spaces to make sure advised assistance to the people.
People were asked to stick indoors and to not touch any suspicious object of their area as it may well be an unexploded mortar shell, he stated.
Firing from around the border began on Thursday remaining and has compelled 40,000 other folks to flee their houses and take shelter in rehabilitation camps or with their relations.
Pakistan shells areas along LoC, IB in Jammu
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