In the second instance of ceasefire violation within 24 hours, Pakistani troops resorted to small arms firing on a Border Out Post
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The ceasefire violation coincides with Home Minister Rajnath Singh's four-day visit to the state.
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Accusing the Pakistani Army and the Rangers of facilitating infiltration, Border Security Force chief Raman Srivastava said on Tuesday that the Indian Army and the BSF have been alerted along the border to foil attempts by a large number of militants waiting at different launching pads to cross over.
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India and Pakistan on Saturday traded accusations of violating ceasefire along the border area.
Pakistani troops have been firing at Indian posts in the Arnia and RS Pura sectors along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir in what is the third ceasefire violation in the last 24 hours.
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Pakistani troops on Thursday resorted to firing on a post in Swajian sector of Poonch district without causing any damage to the Indian side, official sources said in Jammu. Pakistani Rangers deployed at Kanari fired across the Line of Control on an Indian outpost in Swajian sector in the early hours, sources said, adding Border Security Force troops deployed in the area maintained restraint.
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The Pakistani army again violated the ceasefire on Tuesday by firing on forward areas along the Line of Control in Poonch district, prompting Indian troops to retaliate.
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The army has foiled an infiltration bid by armed militants, who tried to intrude under the cover of firing from the Pakistan side along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, making it the fourth such incident this week, police said.Armed militants from across the border tried to intrude into Jammu and Kashmir, under the cover of firing from Pak Rangers on Friday night, making it another incident of cease-fire violation.
This is the second major ceasefire violation along the IB this month and came despite Director General Military Operations of the two countries agreeing, on May 29, to implement the ceasefire pact of 2003 in "letter and spirit".
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Exchange of sweets between border guards of India and Pakistan along the LoC and the IB in Jammu and Kashmir, a regular feature during Eid festivities, did not take place on Wednesday.
Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire twice on Wednesday by opening heavy fire on several Indian posts along the Line of Control and the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir, leaving an Army jawan injured.
On Sunday, a civilian was killed and two persons were injured in the Pakistani shelling along the IB in Kanachak belt of Jammu district, raising the death toll in the ceasefire violations since Thursday last to 12 and injuries to over 60.
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At a meeting held inside Pakistan territory, both the countries' border guards, however, resolved that vigilance along the entire Indo-Pak border would be enhanced with immediate effect to curb unwanted activities.
In a major ceasefire violation along the Line of Control, Pakistan Army on Saturday targeted 22 Border Security Force posts near the international border in R S Pura sector and Arania sub sector, killing two civilians and injuring four.
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"Pakistani Rangers fired few bullets warning troops working ahead of the fence in Arnia area in Jammu. Our troops retaliated with few rounds of fire this morning", a senior BSF officer said. "They also fired mortar shells. Some exchange of mortar shells also took place", he said.
BSF constable Nitin Subhash Koli sustained grievous injuries on Friday evening when an explosion inside the chamber of the long range weapon led to a recoil while he was firing.
The Pakistan interior ministry said the enemy on one hand, talks of friendship but also shells the civilians along the Line of Control and the Working Boundary.
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A villager was injured as Pakistani Army violated the ceasefire four times overnight by pounding civilian hamlets and posts with 120 mm and 82 mm mortar bombs along the International Border and the Line of Control and LoC in Jammu and Poonch districts, drawing retaliation from the Army and BSF.
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Pakistani troops violated the bilateral ceasefire at the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Thursday night.
Fear and uncertainty have returned to haunt the residents in areas along the Indo-Pak border in Jammu and Kashmir, where heavy mortar shelling by Pakistan Rangers has triggered migration.
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In major escalation in border skirmishes, Pakistani troops violated ceasefire for the third time in 21 hours along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, forcing Army to retaliate.
India and Pakistan agreed on a ceasefire along the border in J&K, the first formal truce between the two armies since the outbreak of militancy in the state.
Indian Army's Director General of Military Operations Lt Gen A K Bhatt conveyed to his Pakistani counterpart that the trend of cross-border infiltration with "active support" of Pakistani forward posts has been continuing, impacting peace and tranquillity in the border areas.
A large population was forced out of their homes due to heavy shelling and firing.
Pakistani troops violated ceasefire and opened fire at Indian posts on Monday along the Line of Control in Poonch district, the fourth violation in July.
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