Jammu Kashmir: At least 8 Pakistan Army soldiers killed in retaliatory firing by Indian Army
NEW DELHI: At least eight Pakistan Army soldiers were killed on Friday in retaliatory firing by Indian Army in response to the ceasefire violations from across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, army sources said.
"The list of Pakistan Army soldiers killed includes 2-3 Pakistan Army Special Service Group (SSG) commandoes," Indian Army sources said.
Earlier
today, three Indian security forces personnel were among six persons
killed in multiple ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops along the
Line of Control (LoC) from Gurez sector to Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
In a tweet, defence ministry spokesperson said that the Indian Army inflicted heavy losses on Pakistan in retaliatory shelling.
"Pakistan
initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation using mortars & other
weapons along the LoC spread across multiple sectors, including Dawar,
Keran, Uri & Naugam, deliberately targeting civilian areas. Our
troops retaliated strongly causing substantial damage to Pakistan Army's
infrastructure and casualties across the LoC," read another tweet.
"Several ammunition dumps, FOL dumps and multiple terrorist launch pads have been damaged," said the spokesperson.
They said the Pakistani troops fired mortars and other weapons.
In Nambla sector in Uri, two Army soldiers were killed in the Pakistani firing, the officials said.
A BSF sub-inspector was also killed in Haji Peer sector while a jawan was injured, they said.
Two civilians were killed in Kamalkote sector in Uri area of Baramulla district while a woman was killed in Balkote area in Haji Peer sector of Uri, they added.
The officials said several persons were injured in the Pakistani aggression.
They
said apart from various places in Uri, the ceasefire violations were
reported from Izmarg in Gurez sector of Bandipora district and Keran
sector of Kupwara district.
A defence spokesman said the Army foiled
an infiltration bid, which was aided by the ceasefire violation, along
the LoC in the Keran sector.
Almost all BSF units along the LoC are
facing heaving firing since morning and an effective retaliation by the
troops, artillery regiment and support weapons has been mounted, a
senior officer of the force said.
The BSF works under the operational command of the Army at the LoC.
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