Pakistani troops opened heavy fire on Hamirpur and Balakote border belts along the Line of Control in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir and also pounded civilian areas of Mankote and Mendhar belts here, an army official said on Monday.
Curfew was imposed on Friday and the army staged a flag march in the border town of Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir as a precautionary measure following incidents of violence and tension over the Amarnath land transfer issue. "Curfew has been imposed in Poonch town following some incidents of violence and stone-pelting there on Thursday. It is a precautionary measure to prevent any untoward incident," an official spokesperson told PTI.
A villager was washed away in flash floods while 19 others were rescued from the swirling waters in Jammu and Poonch districts early on Friday morning.
The Army on Sunday foiled an infiltration bid on the Line of Control in the Rajouri district of Jammu region.
The shelling from across the border started in Nowshera sector around 12.30 pm, ending over 12-hour-long lull in the border skirmishes which intensified after India's pre-emptive strikes on Jaish-e-Mohammed's terror camps at Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan on Tuesday.
This is fourth consecutive day of firing and shelling by the Pakistan army.
A defence spokesperson said the Indian Army retaliated 'effectively and strongly' to the ceasefire violation in Keran sector in Kupwara district this afternoon, with precision targeting of gun areas, terrorist launchpads and ammunition dump across the LoC.
The Ameer-E-Shariat Karnataka, Maulana Sagir Ahmad Khan Rashadi, has called for a state-wide bandh on Thursday over the verdict of the high court ruling that the hijab was not essential to the practice of Islam.
An army jawan was killed on Tuesday night when Pakistani troops opened fire at Indian forward posts in Balakote sub-sector along the Line of Control in Poonch district in what is stated to be the second ceasefire violation of the day and the eighth in less than a week.
The bus service was suspended after authorities in PoK did not respond to call from their Indian counterparts.
Captain Kapil Kundu from Ransika village of Gurugram district was killed when the Pakistani forces opened unprovoked firing.
Violating the ceasefire, Pakistani troops on Monday fired at Indian soldiers while they were trying to rescue two porters who were wounded in twin blasts along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district.
Security forces gunned down a Lashkar-e-Toiba militant in a fierce gun battle in the border district of Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir.
Army troops on Friday foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Poonch district, killing a suspected militant who was in an army fatigue.
Three top Lashker-e-Tayiba terrorists were killed and an army jawan was injured in an encounter with security forces in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.
Poonch district of Jammu region recorded the highest turnout at 75.42 per cent. Ganderbal district recorded the highest polling in Kashmir valley at 56.28 per cent.
About 416 Myanmarese soldiers crossed over to India in view of the situation arising out of the fighting between Myanmar's armed ethnic groups and the government forces, and Indian military is 'closely watching' the unfolding developments, Army Chief General Manoj Pande said on Thursday.
Violating the ceasefire again, Pakistani troops pounded Indian posts and civilian areas along the LoC with 82 mm mortar shells and fired from automatic weapons in Poonch district.
In yet another ceasefire violation, Pakistani Rangers on Sunday resorted to small arms firing on forward Border Outposts along the international border in Jammu district.
Cross-border trade and bus service between India and Pakistan will resume at Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch sector on Monday, after more than a fortnight-long suspension, following escalation in tension at the Line of Control over the brutal killing of two Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops.
25 trucks carrying mostly vegetables from India were not allowed to cross the LoC.
This is the fifth ceasefire violation in the month of September and the third in the past 36 hours.
A flag meet, scheduled for Saturday, between Indian and Pakistani Armies on ceasefire violations and cross-Line of Control firing in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district was cancelled by Pakistani army without assigning any reason.
In yet another ceasefire violation, Pakistani troops fired at forward Indian posts along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district but there was no loss of life or damage to property.
Pakistan troops targeted posts along the LoC in KG sub-sector of Poonch by firing over 45 rockets and 40 mortar shells followed by firing from light and medium machine guns for over 2 hours beginning 11:45 pm.
Ahead of the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court verdict in the Ayodhya title suit on September 24, peace committees are being set up in the districts of Jammu and Kashmir to maintain communal harmony and law and order
Fifteen passengers were killed on the spot, a police official said, adding that the injured had been rushed to a nearby hospital.
Pakistani army targeted Indian military positions along the Line of Control in Poonch area of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, in yet another ceasefire violation.
The encounters between security forces and the militants erupted at around 7.30 am and continued through the day.
Cross-border trade and bus service between India and Pakistan will resume in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch sector on Monday, after more than a fortnight-long suspension following escalation of tension at the Line of Control over the brutal killing of two Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops.
Hostilities at the border escalated on Saturday with fresh ceasefire violations by Pakistan in Rajouri and Poonch sectors on Eid.
After a brief lull, Pakistan on Saturday again violated the ceasefire by firing on forward posts along the Line of Control in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, drawing retaliation from India.
This is the second ceasefire violation by Pakistan in as many days.
Pakistan troops on Friday targeted Indian posts with heavy firing and mortar shelling along the Line of Control in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir in yet another violation of the ceasefire, prompting retaliation by Indian forces.
In a second ceasefire violation in less than 24 hours, Pakistani troops Tuesday fired at Indian posts along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Friday began a 3-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir from Poonch district to review the security situation along the Indo-Pak border and hinterland as well as cross LoC trade.
Mehbooba Mufti-led PDP accused National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah of leaving them "no option".
A jawan of the Border Security Force was injured when Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire again, resorting to unprovoked and heavy firing and rocket attacks on three Indian forward posts along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, prompting Indian troops to retaliate effectively.
Violating the ceasefire yet again, Pakistani troops on Thursday targeted Indian posts with small arms fire to give cover fire to a group of infiltrating militants along the Line of Control in Poonch district.
Acting on a specific information, troops of 38 Rastriya Rifles busted a hideout in Bhimber Gali area of Poonch district and recovered 23 grenades made in Pakistan, two AK rifles, two Chinese grenades, huge quantity of assorted ammunition, one sniper sight and a radio, they told PTI.
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