New Delhi: Pakistan Army on Friday violated the ceasefire between the two countries and fired at Indian positions in Tutmari Gali sector in Jammu and Kashmir. "The Pakistan Army started firing at our positions in Tutmarigali in Kashmir along the Line of Control at 1915 hours today and our troops also retaliated in equal measure," Army sources said in Delhi.
The Pakistani Army also used mortars and small arms to attack Indian posts, they said. The firing has more or less stopped now, they said. India and Pakistan were engaged in a major stand-off in January 2013 after Pakistani troops along with their Special Forces and LeT terrorists intruded and mutilated the bodies of two soldiers Lance Naiks Sudhakar Singh and Hemraj and beheaded one of them.
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03:33 AM, May 25, 2013
New Delhi: A Brigadier and two jawans were injured on Friday night when Pakistani troops opened fire on Indian positions violating the ceasefire along the Line of Control in Tutmari Gali sector in Jammu and Kashmir. Brigadier Sanjeev Langar suffered minor injuries in the firing along with the two jawans, Army sources said. "The Pakistan Army started firing at our positions in Tutmarigali in Kashmir along the Line of Control...
11:35 PM, May 24, 2013
Srinagar: An infiltration attempt was foiled in the Samba area around Jammu border on Tuesday morning. Gunfire was reportedly exchanged between infiltrators and security personnel for 30 minutes. A string of clashes along the 742-km LoC last month marked the worst violations of ceasefire that was put in place by India and Pakistan in late 2003. ...
08:44 AM, May 07, 2013
Mathura: The wife of slain soldier Lance Naik Hemraj was duped of Rs 10 lakh on Friday in the presence of her brother-in-law and a relative near a petrol pump in the outskirts of Kosi town area. In her complaint, Dharmvati, the widow of Hemraj said that one Amit Kumar, who claimed that he was an Army officer and sent by the Army Headquarters, approached her at her native Shernagar...
07:50 AM, Apr 06, 2013
The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the government on a public interest litigation (PIL) over killing of two Indian soldiers at the LoC by Pakistan army. The PIL raised questions over what steps the government was taking to prevent such incidents in future. ...
11:47 AM, Mar 04, 2013
Indian Army sources have confirmed that there have been at least 24 cases of ceasefire violations from Pakistan in 2013 alone. ...
09:38 AM, Mar 04, 2013
Pakistani troops on Tuesday violated ceasefire to provide cover fire to an infiltrating militant who was gunned down in a fierce gunbattle with security forces along the Line of Control in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. "At around 1345 hours, troops guarding the borderline observed suspicious movements at Keri sector in Rajouri," PRO Defence SN Acharya said. ...
11:53 PM, Feb 26, 2013
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02:30 PM, Feb 17, 2013
Indian troops have killed the Pakistani soldier who had crossed the Line of Control (LoC) in Nowshera sector of Jammu and Kashmir to attack an Indian post, Army said on Friday. ...
12:21 PM, Feb 15, 2013
In a fresh ceasefire violation, Pakistani troops tonight fired at Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir, but there was no casualty on the Indian side. Pakistani troopers resorted to small and medium weapon firing in Balnoi forward area along the LoC at 20.05 pm, PRO Defence SN Acharya told PTI in Jammu. ...
11:50 PM, Feb 14, 2013
Strongly rejecting Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's suggestion of allowing an OIC fact- finding mission to Jammu and Kashmir to assess rights situation there, India today said the grouping has no "locus standi" on such matters and termed suggestions to this effect by Pakistan Foreign Minister as "propagandist". ...
02:33 PM, Feb 08, 2013
Goods worth over Rs 1.15 crore were traded across the Line of Control (LoC) on Thursday between Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) and Jammu and Kashmir at Chakan-Da-Bagh crossing point in Poonch, officials said. ...
07:01 PM, Feb 07, 2013
Seeking to internationalise tensions along the Line of Control, Pakistan has called for an investigation into the recent incidents there by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. "We would also welcome an OIC fact-finding mission to investigate the recent incidents of ceasefire violations along the LoC," Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said while addressing a meeting of the OIC contact group on Kashmir in Cairo on February 6. ...
04:43 PM, Feb 06, 2013
In this special discussion, a panel of writers from India and Pakistan talk about the growing intolerance in various section of Indian society and India-Pakistan relations. ...
11:52 AM, Jan 29, 2013
The gates at Chakan Da Bagh in Poonch district are likely to be opened for routine trade and travel between the two sides. ...
07:14 AM, Jan 28, 2013
While referring to the recent border row between India and Pakistan, a panel at the Jaipur Literature Festival blamed the media for feeding people with "petty prejudices" instead of playing a positive role. The panelists, while holding discussion in the session 'Neighbours: Walls and Bridges', appealed to work on the "commonalities" present in the two countries. ...
10:25 PM, Jan 27, 2013
Notwithstanding lukewarm response from India following heightened tensions, Pakistan on Thursday said it wants to resolve all issues with India, including those along the Line of Control, through talks as dialogue is the best way to address such matters. Islamabad wants to sort out all issues with New Delhi, particularly ceasefire violations along the LoC, Foreign Office spokesman Moazzam Khan told a weekly news briefing. ...
08:13 PM, Jan 24, 2013
Tensions with Pakistan along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir have reduced, Defence Minister AK Antony said Wednesday but asserted that the government will take a decision on future ties based on "ground situation". ...
03:45 AM, Jan 24, 2013
India on Wednesday said tensions on the Line of Control (LoC) have "reduced" after talks between the two countries' top military commanders but there will be no hasty decisions for normalising relations with Pakistan as it is "too early" to do so. Talking to reporters, Defence Minister AK Antony said infiltration attempts are going on even in extreme winters and wondered that "if this is the case now, what will...
06:53 PM, Jan 23, 2013
Pakistan will stick to a policy of non-escalation with India in the wake of increased tensions over a string of ceasefire violations along the Line of Control, its Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said. In the face of a call from Pakistan's leader of Opposition Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan for a "befitting" response to "propaganda from the Indian government" over the ceasefire violations, Khar reiterated her government's "commitment not...
06:45 PM, Jan 22, 2013
