Jammu: Hours after launching unprovoked firing across the Line of Control in Gurez sector of Bandipora district on Friday, Pakistan used mortars and other weapons to target Indian positions in Balakote sector of Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir. At around 4.30 p.m. Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms and intense shelling with […]
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3 civilians killed in Pakistani shelling in Poonch
Srinagar: Three civilians were killed in Pakistani shelling near the Line of Control in Khari-Karmara area of Poonch district on Friday night, officials said. According to details, Pakistan resorted to ceasefire violation targeting civilian areas and defence positions at the LoC with small arms and long range mortars. Mohammad Rafiq (58), his wife and son, […]
2 civilian injured in Pak firing in J&K’s Tangdhar
Srinagar: Hours after a 63-year-old woman was killed and two civilians were injured in ceasefire violation by Pakistan in the Mendhar sector near the Line of Control in Poonch, two civilians were injured in Pakistani firing in the Tangdhar sector in Kashmir on Wednesday. According to details, the two civilians were injured after firing started […]
Heavy firing exchanges on LoC in J&K’s Poonch
Jammu: Pakistan resorted to unprovoked shelling on the line of control (LoC) on Sunday in Jammu & Kashmir’s Poonch district. Defence ministry spokesman Colonel Devender Anand said, “At about 7.45 p.m. today Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms and shelling with mortars along the LoC in Balakote sector of Poonch district. […]
Girl injured in Pakistan firing on LoC in Poonch
Jammu: A girl was injured on Friday when Pakistan troops fired at her when she was grazing goats near the line of control (LoC) in J&K’s Poonch district. Police said 17-year-old Nazia was grazing goats near the LoC on the Indian side in Mendhar sector when Pakistan troops fired at her. “The girl sustained a […]
Indian Army officer who defended Poonch in 1971 war bids adieu
New Delhi: Major General (Retired) Kashmiri Lal Rattan, the architect of one of the bravest battles of the 1971 war fought to defend Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir, breathed his last on May 16, a senior Indian Army officer said on Wednesday. Major Gen. Rattan, a Maha Vir Chakra awardee, passed away at his home […]
Teenager killed in Pakistani shelling in Poonch
Srinagar: A teenager was killed in Pakistani shelling on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch on Thursday. According to sources, 16-year-old Gulfaraz was killed in the Mankote area, while Zaffer Iqbal, 35, sustained injuries and was taken to the hospital. There has been a spurt in ceasefire violations by Pakistan on […]
Soldier martyred in Pakistani firing in Poonch
Srinagar: An Indian soldier was killed as Pakistan violated the LoC ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Saturday evening, defence officials said. According to a defence statement, Pakistani troops initiated an unprovoked ceasefire violation at around 3.45 p.m. by firing small arms and mortar shells along the Line of Control (LoC) in Degwar sector […]
Two civilians killed, nine injured in unprovoked firing by Pakistani troops
Srinagar: Two civilians were killed and nine others injured on Tuesday when Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked firing on a villages close to the Line of Control in Shahpur and Kirni sectors, in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, defence sources said. Gulnaz (35) and Soaib (16) were killed in the Pakistan troops’ firing sources said, […]
Pak Army men cross LoC, fire at Indian post killing soldier
New Delhi: Around five to six Pakistani Army personnel crossed the Line of Control (LoC) and entered Jammu and Kashmir amid heavy shelling and fired at an Indian Army post, killing a soldier on Thursday night. “It was a stand-off situation,” said a source in the Army. The incident took place at Nangi Tekri in Krishna […]