The ceasefire violation between the 2 international locations has been very uncommon ever since India and Pakistan renewed the ceasefire settlement on February 25, 2021.
A Border Safety Power (BSF) personnel was injured when Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked firing on Indian posts in violation of a ceasefire settlement alongside the border right here on Wednesday, officers mentioned.
The BSF troops additionally retaliated however the casualties on the Pakistani facet weren’t recognized instantly, they mentioned.
“At about 2.35 am, an incident of unprovoked firing within the Akhnoor space from throughout the border occurred and which was befittingly responded by the BSF. One BSF personnel sustained accidents in Pakistani firing,” a spokesperson of the border guarding drive mentioned.
He mentioned the troops are on excessive alert and conserving a strict vigil all alongside the Worldwide Border and Line of Management.
The ceasefire violation between the 2 international locations has been very uncommon ever since India and Pakistan renewed the ceasefire settlement on February 25, 2021. Final 12 months, a BSF jawan was killed in Pakistan Rangers firing within the Ramgarh sector, the primary lack of life on the Indian facet in additional than three years.
The most recent ceasefire violation comes days forward of the primary part of the three-phase meeting elections scheduled on September 18. The second part of the elections shall be held on September 25 adopted by the third part on October 1.
(Apart from the headline, this story has not been edited by DNA workers and is revealed from PTI)