Eight civilians were also injured.
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A 38-year villager was injured after Pakistani troops pounded civilian areas and military positions with 120 mm and 82 mm mortar bombs along the worldwide Border (IB) in Jammu district.
Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit gestures while leaving the Ministry of External Affairs office in New Delhi, yesterday.
Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh): It came from the horse’s mouth and those who had suffered at the hands of Pakistan’s insane behaviour have something to feel good about that India is giving a “befitting reply” to Pakistan for its misdemeanour.
“There have been a series of ceasefire violations by Pakistan but we are not letting the perpetrators go unpunished”. The instances of ceasefire violations have peaked in the run up to the August 23-24 talks scheduled between the National Security Advisors.
Official Sources said that heavy shelling of mortars and small arms fire was reported in Mendhar and Balakote sector of Poonch from at around 6:30 pm after day long lull.
Three civilians including a woman died overnight in hospitals from injuries sustained in firing on Saturday, said Danesh Rana, inspector-general of police for the region.
In twin cases of ceasefire violation, Pakistan Rangers opened unprovoked fire in Pooch and RS Pora Sector on Tuesday.
Emerging from the meeting in South Block, a defiant Basit accused India of 70 ceasefire violations along the LoC and global Boundary in the months of July and August and called for a more effective mechanism to determine who indulges in the unprovoked firing. Firing and shelling between troops has occurred on an nearly daily basis for the past week along the border, after an indrease in such incidents in recent months.
Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan, two rival nuclear-armed nations, both of which claim the entire region.
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The two countries have fought three wars since independence, two over Kashmir, and relations chilled again after the election of the right-winger Narendra Modi as Indian prime minister a year ago.
