Pakistan continues to provoke India, targets 40BSF posts along LoC

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Pakistan rangers on Tuesday targeted 40 BSF
posts along the International Border in Jammu
and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir,
leaving three persons injured.
BSF troops gave a befitting reply to four
ceasefire violations by Pakistan resulting in
exchanges, which are still on in some areas.
"Pakistani rangers again resorted to
unprovoked mortar shelling and heavy firing on
BSF posts along the International Border (IB)
since 2100 hours last night", BSF spokesman
Vinood Yadav said on Tuesday.
"As many as 40 BSF BoPs were affected by
the firing from Pakistan side", he said, adding
that firing and shelling was targeted on areas
along IB in Arnia, RS Pura, Kanachak and
Pargwal sub-sectors along IB in Jammu and
Samba districts.
Giving further details, he said almost all the
BSF posts in Kanachak and Pargwal were
targeted by the Pakistan rangers.
BSF Posts in Arnia and RS Pura sub-sectors
were also targeted by the enemy, the
spokesman said.
"BSF troops at all the places gave a strong
and befitting reply to firing from Pak", the
spokesman said, adding that firing in some
places, particularly Pargwal is still on.
"There is no loss of life or damage to BSF ",
he said.
There has been heavy firing and mortar
shelling on 20 to 25 border hamlets along the
IB in Arnia, RS Pura, Pargwal, Ganjansoo and
Kanachak belts of Jammu district since last
night, District Magistrate, Jammu, Ajeet Kumar
Sahu told PTI.
He said that in the firing and shelling, three
persons have been injured in border areas of
Jammu and have been hospitalised.
Over 1000 people have been accommodated in
camps overnight.
This was the 17th ceasefire violation along the
Indo-Pak border in Jammu and Kashmir since
October one.
Six persons have been killed and 50 others
including BSF jawan injured in Pakistani
shelling and firing along LoC and IB in Jammu
and Poonch districts in the ceasefire violations
this month.
There have been nine ceasefire violations
along the LoC and eight along the IB in
Jammu. These include seven in Poonch along
LoC, eight along International Border in Jammu
and two in Gulmarg sector of Kashmir.
On October 6, Pakistan had violated the
ceasefire thrice in Bhimber Gali, Kerni and
Balakote-Mankote in Poonch district.
On October 5, there were two ceasefire
violations.

Pakistan continues to provoke India, targets 40 BSF posts along LoC
 
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