CEASEFIRE VIOLATION

Pak troops target Indian posts along LoC in Uri sector

The unprovoked firing from Pakistan prompted Indian soldiers to retaliate

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Pakistani troops today fired at Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir, prompting Indian soldiers to retaliate, an Army official said.

The Pakistani troops opened unprovoked firing at Indian posts in the Haji Pir area of the Uri sector in Baramulla district, the official said.

He said Indian soldiers are retaliating the aggression from across the LoC effectively and in equal measure.

No casualties have been reported in the incident so far, he added.