J-K: Pakistan violates ceasefire in Naushera sector, no casualty reported

Pakistani troops on Wednesday started unprovoked firing and targeted Indian posts and villages in Naushera sector of Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. The Indian Army has retaliated strongly and it was going on when last reports came in.

The officials informed that Pakistan forces started unprovoked firing around 10:35 am.

There was no immediate report of any casualty. Nowshera along with other sectors in the twin districts of Rajouri and Poonch have witnessed sharp increase in ceasefire violations by Pakistani Army this year.

#FLASH J&K: Pakistan resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation in Nowshera sector of Rajouri from 10:30 am. Indian Army retaliating. pic.twitter.com/hi6xmDMhKZ

— ANI (@ANI) August 30, 2017

Several thousand border residents of Nowshera sector are living in government set-up relief camps at safer places since July after being displaced by cross-border shelling.

#Visuals J&K: Pakistan resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation in Nowshera sector of Rajouri from 10:30 am. pic.twitter.com/C6xixmx240

— ANI (@ANI) August 30, 2017