Heavy shelling along LoC as Pak fires artillery, India responds attack

Srinagar: Pakistani troops have been firing artillery guns across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday and the Indian Army said it is responding, in dramatic escalation of hostilities on a day three Indian soldiers lost their lives in shelling.

The ceasefire violation started last night as Pakistan launched unprovoked firing in the Mankote and Krishna Ghati sectors, a defence spokesperson said.

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In the afternoon, Pakistan fired along the LoC in the Keran and Machhal sectors of the Kupwara district with artillery guns, mortars and other weapons, the army said.

Two soldiers were killed in firing by Pakistan in the Nowgam sector of Kupwara district in North Kashmir early Thursday morning.

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A third soldier was killed in overnight firing in Poonch. The injured soldiers were evacuated, the spokesperson said.

The use of artillery guns marks a sharp rise in tensions along the Line of Control that usually sees various levels of machine gun fire and mortars before the long-ranged weapons are used.

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