5 soldiers injured in Pak shelling along LOC in Akhnoor

Jammu: Five soldiers injured in Pak shelling along LoC in Akhnoor sector, an Army official said Tuesday evening. This is reportedly the fourth straight day of shelling and firing on Indian posts. Mortar shelling was reported in at least 55 forward areas, said reports. The cross-border firing took place even as Indian Air Force jets carried out a “preemptive strike” targeted at Jaish-e-Mohammed training camps across the border.
“There are ceasefire violations by Pakistan along LoC in Akhnoor, Nowshera and Krishna Ghati sectors on Tuesday,” Defence spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Devender Anand said. “At about 17.30 hours, Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by resorting to heavy shelling with mortars and firing of small arms in Akhnoor, Nowshera and Krishna Ghati sectors,” Anand said, adding that the India Army retaliated to the mortar shelling.