Jammu: Amid high tension at Line of Control (LoC) the Pakistan Army resorted to firing at Indian posts in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Tuesday morning.
As per defence sources, the firing was initiated by Pakistan Army at Indian posts at 8:40 am in Manjkot area of Mendhar sector.
As per sources, only small arms were used by Pakistan Army to attack Indian posts."They used small arms and automatics to target the Indian positions. Effective retaliation was given from the Indian side," they said.
As per defence sources, firing exchanges continued for nearly an hour.
The attacks comes days after Pakistan violated ceasefire at the border and entered Indian territory and mutilated two Indian jawans namely Naib Subedar Paramjeet Singh and the BSF's Head Constable Prem Sagar.
The horrendous act was highly condemned by Indian Army which promised suitable action against Pakistan at the right time.
On the other hand, Pakistan Army denied the claims of entering Indian border and harming Indian soldiers.