Jammu Kashmir in crossfire; civilian injured in LoC attack

Recently the Indian army and the Pakitan army were engaged in a crossfire in the Line of Control (LoC). Here are the details.

Late on Thursday, Pakistan violated the ceasefire laws in Jammu Kashmir’s Keran sector, injuring a civilian. Indi has retaliated to the firing with their own from the LoC.

For nearly 45 minutes the firing exchange continued.

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This takes place a week after Indian Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan and his Pakistani counterpart held an unscheduled hotline interaction on ceasefire violation.

Pointing fingers at each other, India accused Pakistan of supporting terrorism in the Kashmir Valley while Pakistan accused Indian security forces of resorting to unprovoked firing along LoC.

In response, General Chauhan emphatically stated that retaliatory firing by Indian troops is only carried out in response to unabated support given by Pakistan Army to armed terrorists, who infiltrate across the border and target Indian Army posts with heavy calibre weapons.