Pak fires unprovoked on LoC, shells forward posts in Poonch

Jammu, Oct 4: Pakistan yet again violated ceasefire agreement and fired unprovoked on forward posts along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. "Pakistan Army this morning initiated unprovoked and indiscriminate firing of small arms, automatics and mortars from 0845 hrs in Poonch sector along the Line of Control (LC)," a defence spokesman here said. He said that Indian Army is retaliating strongly and effectively while the firing is still on. An Army jawan was martyred on Tuesday as Pakistani Army violated the ceasefire agreement in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch. On October 2, two children died and 13 civilians sustained injuries in firing in Poonch. A BSF jawan was also injured in a sniper shot fired from across the border on the LoC in Poonch. UNI