Massive Escalation Along LoC As Pak Fires Artillery, India Responds

New Delhi:

Pakistani troops have been firing artillery weapons throughout the Line of Management in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday and the Indian Military mentioned it’s responding, in dramatic escalation of hostilities on a day three Indian troopers misplaced their lives in shelling.

The ceasefire violation began final night time as Pakistan launched unprovoked firing within the Mankote and Krishna Ghati sectors, a defence spokesperson mentioned.

Within the afternoon, Pakistan fired alongside the LoC within the Keran and Machhal sectors of the Kupwara district with artillery weapons, mortars and different weapons, the military mentioned.

Two troopers had been killed in firing by Pakistan within the Nowgam sector of Kupwara district in North Kashmir early this morning.

A 3rd soldier was killed in in a single day firing in Poonch. The injured troopers had been evacuated, the spokesperson mentioned.

Using artillery weapons marks a pointy rise in tensions alongside the Line of Management that often sees varied ranges of machine gun fireplace and mortars earlier than the long-ranged weapons are used.

Over the previous few days, Pakistan has been focusing on villages in Poonch.

On September 5, a soldier was killed and two others, together with an officer, had been injured in firing and shelling by Pakistan alongside the Line of Management within the Sunderbani sector of Rajouri district, officers mentioned.

On September 2, a JCO (Junior Commissioned Officer) was killed in one more ceasefire violation by the Pakistan Military within the Keri sector of Rajouri.

During the last eight months, greater than 3,000 ceasefire violations by Pakistan have been reported, probably the most in 17 years. In September, there have been 47 violations by Pakistan of the ceasefire agreed upon by each side in 2003.

India says Pakistani troops usually open fireplace to assist terrorists sneak into Jammu and Kashmir. The most recent rise in pressure comes as India is individually locked in a critical navy face-off with China alongside the de-facto border that the 2 international locations dispute.