3 soldiers killed, five injured in Pak firing

Srinagar, October 1

Three soldiers were killed and five injured in ceasefire violation by Pakistan in the Naugam, Mankote and Krishna Ghati sectors of Jammu and Kashmir in the past 24 hours.

Ceasefire violation

• Two soldiers were killed and four injured in a ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops along the LoC in the Naugam sector on Thursday.

• A jawan was killed and another injured when Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire in the Mankote and Krishna Ghati sectors on Wednesday night.

Two soldiers were killed and four injured in an unprovoked ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Naugam sector on Thursday, officials said.

"Pakistan initiated an unprovoked ceasefire violation along the LoC in the Naugam sector, Kupwara, on Thursday morning by firing mortars and other weapons," Srinagar-based Defence spokesperson Colonel Rajesh Kalia said.

He said two soldiers were killed and four sustained injuries in the firing from across the border.

"The injured personnel are being evacuated, while a befitting response is being given to the Pakistani firing," he added.

Jammu: An Army jawan was killed and another injured when Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire and resorted to heavy firing and mortar shelling in forward areas along the LoC in Poonch district, officials said on Thursday.

The Pakistan army initiated the unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing from small arms and intense shelling of mortars along the LoC in the Mankote and Krishna Ghati sectors on Wednesday night, a Defence spokesperson said. The Indian Army retaliated in a befitting manner, he added.

Lance Naik Karnail Singh was killed in the firing from across the border, the spokesperson said. "The GOC, White Knight Corps, and all ranks salute braveheart Lance Naik Karnail Singh, who made the supreme sacrifice in the Krishna Ghati sector in Poonch district on the night of September 30, and offer condolences to his family," he said.

According to reports, another jawan was injured in the firing in the Krishna Ghati sector and has been hospitalised. — PTI

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