J&K’s Poonch LoC: 5 Pakistani soldiers killed in retaliatory firing by India

Five Pakistani soldiers have been killed and three injured in an overnight retaliatory action by the army along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, defence sources informed. Also Read | J&K's RS Pura Sector: Drone spotted at International Border "Pakistan initiated unprovoked firing and shelling targeting civilian facilities in Mankote sector of the LoC in Poonch district. Damage was caused to civilian properties due to indiscriminate targeting of civilian facilities by the Pakistan army." the sources said. Adding, "This necessitated befitting retaliatory action by the Indian army in which five Pakistani soldiers were killed and three injured. Several of their bunkers have also been destroyed". Firing exchanges between the two sides lasted for two hours. Since the beginning of this year, Pakistan has with impunity violated the bilateral ceasefire agreement signed by the two countries in 1999. Thirty civilians have been killed and over 100 injured in over 3,200 ceasefire violations by Pakistan on the LoC in J&K since January 2020. Thousands of lives in villages close to the LoC in J&K have been on the edge because of cross-LoC firing. -PTC News