World news – California – Pakistan’s violation of ceasefire along the Line of Control killed 5 soldiers, wounding 8 of its army with bullets

Srinagar / New Delhi: Pakistan on Friday indulged in violent cross-border bombardment along the LoC, where five security officials and sources reported that Indian forces killed members of the forces and six civilians, but the Indian forces responded forcefully, As a result, eight Pakistani soldiers were killed and 12 others were injured, as well as causing severe damage to the infrastructure. .

Officials said that four members of the Indian Army, a sub-inspector of the British Naval Force and six civilians were killed and four members of the security forces and eight civilians wounded in bombing Pakistan during multiple ceasefire violations between the Guriz and Uri sectors in Jammu and Kashmir. .

The Pakistani army also resorted to massive fire and shelling targeting villages and frontal areas along the Line of Control in the Poonch area, wounding seven people, including two porters in the army, they said.. .

A number of videos published by the Indian army showed the destruction of several Pakistani sites and hideouts across the Line of Control, with some on fire after the Indian retaliation..

According to the Pakistani army’s communications interception, the sources said that the dead included two commandos from the Special Services Group..

In addition, a number of Pakistani army hideouts, fuel depots, and terrorist launch pads across the Line of Control were destroyed and burned, they said.. .

The defense spokesman in Srinagar, Colonel Rajesh Kalia, said that Pakistan used mortars and other weapons and deliberately targeted civilian areas.

« Pakistan has initiated an unjustified violation of the ceasefire along the demarcation line spread across multiple sectors to include Douar, Kiran, Uri and Nujam.. Four Indian army soldiers were killed in the battle and three soldiers were wounded, « he said, adding that the nation salutes their major sacrifices.

Two civilians were killed in Kamalkot and Yuri sector as well, while a woman was killed in Balkut district in Haji Bir sector, officials said.. .

They said that apart from various places in Uri, violations of the ceasefire were reported from Izmarg in the Gurez sector in Bandipora district and Keran sector in the Kupwara district.

“At approximately 1345 and 1445 hours today, the Pakistani army began an unjustified violation of the ceasefire by firing light weapons and mortar shelling along the Line of Control in the sector in Sujian in Poonch,” he said, adding that the Indian forces She responded in an appropriate manner. .

Officials said that a heavy exchange of fire was continuing when the latest reports came from the area, adding that this is the third consecutive day that Pakistani forces have targeted the Shahpur, Qasba and Kirni sectors in Poonch.. .

Earlier, Colonel Kalia said the army had thwarted an infiltration attempt helped by violating the ceasefire along the Line of Control in the Kiran sector. .

“A suspicious movement by our forces was observed in the forward positions along the Line of Control in the Kiran sector (in Kupwara district in North Kashmir) today.. He added that the alert forces thwarted the suspected infiltration attempt.

This was the second infiltration attempt in a week. A previous failed attempt in the Makhel sector was thwarted during the night of November 7-8, in which three militants were killed. .

Three soldiers from the army, including a captain, and Joan from the British security forces were killed during the operation.

In New Delhi, BSF officials said SI Rakesh Doval, 39, deployed to the LoC’s artillery battery at Baramulla, was killed after being hit in the head in a gunfire around 1315 hours..

Police officer Vasu Raja sustained shrapnel wounds in his arms and cheeks. It was deployed in the same forward defense position, they said, adding that the policeman is stable.

A senior officer in the force said that nearly all MSF units along the Line of Control had been facing escalating fire since the morning, and a retaliatory response had been installed by the Troops and the Artillery and Support Weapons Regiment. .

“The Sub-Inspector made great sacrifices while carrying out his duty while facing a flagrant violation of the ceasefire by the enemy. The sub-officer was a resident of Rishikesh in Uttarakhand and joined the Border Force in 2004,  » the officer said.. .

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