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Jammu and Kashmir: Pakistan violates ceasefire in Nowshera sector

News Agencies | Updated on: 7 October 2017, 9:19 IST
(ANI)

Pakistan violated ceasefire in Nowshera Sector, of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajauri district on late 6 October night and continued unprovoked firing for an hour.

Indian troops retaliated strongly.

No casualties have been reported so far.

The incident is one in a row of numerous incidents of ceasefire violation by Pakistan, in the recent past.

On 6 October, Pakistan resorted to unprovoked firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Digwar Sector of Poonch District.

The ceasefire violations in the year 2016 were 228 and this year, it reached to 503 attempts till 5 October. 

-ANI

First published: 7 October 2017, 9:19 IST