After a brief lull, Pakistani troops again violated ceasefire by resorting to firing and mortar shelling on forward posts and civilian areas in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
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The attack occurred in the Kupwara district, near the frontier border with Pakistan some 77 miles northwest of Srinigar, the summer capital of Indian-administered Kashmir.
The JCO was hit by a Pakistani sniper near the LoC in Nowgam sector and later succumbed to injuries, an army spokesman said in Srinagar.
Meanwhile, a gunfight between security forces and militants was on in Lasipora forest area near the LoC in north Kashmir’s Uri sector, officials said.
On Tuesday, a gratuitous firing by the Pakistani troops killed an Indian soldier.
Army troops guarding the border responded effectively and appropriately, the spokesman said.
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The latest incident came a day after Pakistan called off the NSA-level talks with India as per the understanding reached in Ufa, Russia, between Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Nawaz Sharif.
