In yet another ceasefire violation, Pakistani troops fired on Indian positions in Nikowal forward belt along the International Border in Jammu sector on Sunday morning.
Pakistani rangers opened unprovoked fire on Indian Border Outposts which lasted for over 45 minutes, a senior Border Security Force officer said.
The BSF returned the fire, he said, adding there were no casualties on the Indian side.
It was yet another ceasefire violation by Pakistan, the officer said.
On Saturday night, Pakistani snipers fired on a BSF patrol in Budhwar area in Suchetgarh sub-sector along the IB, 45 km from Jammu, killing a jawan.
With today's firing, there have been five instances of truce violations by Pakistani soldiers in less than a month.
On May 5, Pakistani troops fired rockets and opened indiscriminate fire on Indian positions in Poonch sector along the LoC. Two more such incidents took place in Poonch on April 22 and 24.
