LoC flare-up reported in Kupwara
Srinagar: Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing towards Indian positions along the Line of Control (LoC) in Tangdhar sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Tuesday, a defence spokesperson said.
The Indian Army gave a befitting response to the Pakistani aggression, he said.
“On 16 June 2020, in the morning hours, Pakistan initiated an unprovoked Ceasefire Violation (CFV) along the LoC in Tangdhar (in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district) by firing mortars and other weapons,” defence spokesperson Col Rajesh Kalia said.
There have been no reports of any casualties so far, he said.
Notably, this was the sixth violation by Pakistan troops in the area during the past over one week in North Kashmir. A woman was killed and two others were injured in Pak ceasefire violation in Uri, where several structures were damaged in the shelling in civilian area. People, who have migrated to safer places, are demanding construction of individual and community bankers in the areas directly under the target of Pakistan troops near LoC.
Pakistan has been violating ceasefire frequently in north Kashmir for the last two months that has left several civilians and soldiers dead.
Official sources said that Pakistan troops are violating ceasefire to facilitate militants to infiltrate into Kashmir valley.
However, they said despite facing all odds, Indian troops remained on high alert along the Line of Control (LoC) to foil any militant attempt to infiltrate into this side.
There were a total of 646 incidents of ceasefire violation along the International Border (IB) as well as the LoC between January 1 and February 23 this year, an official said.
He said over 3,200 ceasefire violations by Pakistan’s troops were recorded in 2019. (with PTI inputs)
