Pakistan targets 7 Indian posts, 2 BSF jawans injured

JAMMU: Two BSF jawans were injured when Pakistani troops opened fire at 7 border out posts and civilian areas along the Border in Jammu and Samba districts.

Violating the ceasefire five times in the past 24 hours, the Pakistani rangers fired on border out posts and forward civilian areas along IB in R S Pura, Pargwal, Samba areas of Jammu and Samba districts, police said.

They resorted to firing along IB in Kharkota, Kharkal, AMK, Mangral in R S Pura Subsector, Regal and Rajpora in Samba sector and Nikowal BoPs, they said.

In Nikowal BoP, two BSF constables Gangan Thakur and Hasda were injured and hospitalised, they said.

BSF troops guarding the borderline took positions and retaliated strongly resulting in exchanges, which are still going on in some areas in R S Pura sub-sector.

Pakistan Army had yesterday pounded civilian areas along the LoC in Najwal-Pargwal belt of Jammu district, leaving five persons injured, including three children.

In the backdrop of the increased ceasefire violations by Pakistan, Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde will visit forward areas along the IB on October 22 to review the security situation