Jammu and Kashmir: Arnia Khurd, Pindi, Kathar, Jabowal, Kol Khurd in Arnia sector also witnessed shelling by Pakistani forces.

Not just Arnia, 20 adjoining hamlets also wear a deserted look as its residents move to relatively safer areas.

BSF personnel guarding the borderline took positions and fired back resulting in exchanges which ended around 0230 hours today, the officer...

Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire twice along the Indo-Pak border in Jammu and Kathua districts, drawing retaliation from BSF.

"After heavy firing, Pakistani Rangers resorted to heavy mortar shelling in Arnia and parts of R S Pura sectors of Jammu district overnight...

"There was no firing or mortar shelling by Pakistani Rangers since last night and calm has returned to the IB," a BSF official told PTI.

Chachwal with a population of over 2,000 is located barely one kilometer from the IB and 700 meters from the three-tier border fencing area.

Pak troops fired on Indian posts along Jammu border injuring a BSF jawan.