Pakistan violates ceasefire along LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara, attacks police station in Shopian district; 1 cop killed

The Indian Army retaliated strongly and foiled infiltration bid being attempted under covering fire by Pakistan Army.

Indian and Pakistani armies traded heavy fire on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district on Saturday evening. (PTI)

New Delhi: Indian and Pakistani armies traded heavy fire on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district on Saturday evening. Infiltration attempt by terrorists and ceasefire violation by Pakistan Army in Tangdhar Sector were also witnessed yesterday. However, the Indian Army retaliated strongly and foiled infiltration bid being attempted under covering fire by Pakistan Army. No damage, injury or casualty was reported on our own side. Defence sources said the Pakistan Army resorted to an unprovoked ceasefire violation on the LoC in Karnah sector of Kupwara district. A source was quoted by IANS as saying, "They are using small arms, automatics, and mortars to target Indian positions in Sadhpora area of Karnah sector." "Our troops are retaliating effectively and strongly. Till last reports came in, heavy firing exchanges were going on in the area," sources said. Militants also attacked a police station in Shopian district of South Kashmir with grenade followed by firing. Police retaliated the fire and foiled the attack. One JKP cop lost his life in the cross exchange. The dead policeman was identified as Saqib Mohiudin of Shopian. His service weapon was also snatched by the attackers.

#UPDATE #jammukashmir: Policeman who was injured in terror attack on a police station in Shopian has succumbed to injuries. (visuals deferred) pic.twitter.com/eJ6cyRZifG

— ANI (@ANI) September 30, 2018

In an earlier incident on September 15, an Army jawan was injured in a ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. The Pakistani troops resorted to small arms firing on forwarding posts in Noushera sector from across the border at around 10.30 AM. Meanwhile, in her address to the General Debate of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj described terrorism as an "existential threat" to humanity. She pressed an attack on Pakistan and said that the neighbour's commitment to terrorism as an instrument of official policy has not abated one bit. Even as the perpetrators of the 9/11 terror attacks in New York met their fate, Swaraj said the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack Hafiz Saeed still roams the streets of Pakistan with impunity.  "Pakistan's commitment to terrorism as an instrument of official policy has not abated one bit. Neither has its belief in hypocrisy," Swaraj said.

9/11 incident in New York & 26/11 incident in Mumbai ruined the expectations of peace. India has been a victim of this & the challenge of terrorism in India is coming from none other than our neighbouring nation: EAM Sushma Swaraj at #UNGA pic.twitter.com/Q2jniRTxlH

— ANI (@ANI) September 29, 2018

The external minister further said the demon of terrorism now stalks the world, at a faster pace somewhere, a slower pace elsewhere, but life-threatening everywhere.