Pak troops fire on two Indian posts
AGENCIES
JAMMU, MAY 1
Pakistani troops tonight fired on two forward posts of India injuring a Border Security Force (BSF) jawan in Poonch sector, in yet another violation of ceasefire along the Line of Control.
The Pakistani troops opened fire from small arms on Dokha and Pipol posts in Krishna Ghati belt of Poonch district at around 6 p.m., a senior army officer said.
The BSF jawans returned the fire, triggering an exchange of firing that lasted till 9 p.m.
A BSF constable was injured in the firing from across the LoC, the officer said.
Troops along the sector were put on alert in view of apprehension of infiltration bid by militants, he added.
The ceasefire between India and Pakistan has been in force since November 2003.
Meanwhile the security apparatus was beefed up after a five-hour-long intermittent firing from Pakistan side on a the BSF’s outpost along the International Border (IB) in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir early today, official sources said.
