Three jawans injured in ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Uri

NEW DELHI: Pakistani troops on Sunday violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir by opening fire at Indian posts, resulting in injuries to three soldiers, officials said.

The Pakistani troops opened fire at Indian positions at Baaz Post in Uri in Baramulla district at around 8:30pm, defence spokesperson said.

The Indian troops returned the fire strongly and effectively, he added.

He said three soldiers suffered bullet injuries in the firing and were admitted to the 92 Base Hospital of the Army in Srinagar.

This was the seventh ceasefire violation by Pakistan in the past 48 hours.

Earlier in the day, Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire four times in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.

"Cross border shelling started in Kalal, Khori, Manpur and Ganiah villages of Nowshera," DC Rajouri Shahid Choudhary said in a tweet.


On Saturday, an Army soldier was martyred while another was critically injured as Pakistan resorted to ceasefire violation in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.

In another incident, yesterday, a civilian was killed during unprovoked shelling in state's Mendhar sector.

The two armies have repeatedly exchanged heavy fire this summer along the winding LoC that has left many soldiers and civilians dead on both sides.

India had summoned Pakistan High Commission official Tariq Karim on August 9 and issued a demarche "lodging strong protest" over the death of an Indian soldier in unprovoked ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Krishna Ghati sector the previous day, terming it as "deplorable".

Despite repeated calls for restraint and call to adhere to the ceasefire understanding of 2003 for maintaining peace and tranquillity, Pakistan forces have carried out 301 incidents of unprovoked ceasefire violations along the LoC this year, the Ministry of External Affairs said.