Soldier killed as Pakistan violates ceasefire along LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri

An Army soldier was killed when Pakistan violated ceasefire by heavily shelling forward areas and posts with mortar bombs along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Thursday.

Army rifleman 24 year old Yash Paul lost his life in ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Sunderbani sector in Rajouri. (ANI)

JAMMU: An Army jawan was killed on Thursday in Pakistani firing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district. Pakistan violated ceasefire by heavily shelling forward areas and posts with mortar bombs in in Keri belt of Sunderbani sector this morning. "The Pakistan ceasefire violation started early on Thursday morning. One soldier sustained critical injuries in the shelling and succumbed to the injuries. Our positions are effectively retaliating," IANS quoted an official as saying. Pakistani troops have violated the ceasefire over 110 times along the LoC since January. On Monday night, Pakistan army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by resorting to shelling with mortar bombs and firing of small arms along the LoC in Akhnoor and Sunderbani sectors, a defence spokesman had said. An Army soldier was killed and four others were injured Monday when Pakistan Army violated the ceasefire by resorting to heavy mortar shelling and firing along the LoC in Rajouri district. "Rifleman Karamjeet Singh was critically injured and later succumbed to injuries," the spokesman had said. The border skirmishes witnessed a spurt after India's air strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed terror camp in Balakot, Pakistan, on February 26 in response to the February 14 Pulwama attack that killed 40 CRPF personnel. The year 2018 witnessed the highest number of ceasefire violations -- 2,936 -- by Pakistani troops in the last 15 years along the Indo-Pak border. Pakistan continues to violate the 2003 ceasefire agreement with India despite repeated calls for restraint and adherence to the pact during flag meetings between the two sides. (With inputs from PTI)