J&K: Two BSF personnel martyred as Pakistan violates ceasefire again
Nearly a week after the Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan agreed to implement the ceasefire pact of 2003 in "letter and spirit", Pakistani Rangers resorted to unprovoked and indiscriminate firing along the International Border (IB) in J&K's Pragwal area this morning. Two BSF personnel, who were critically injured in the attack, succumbed to injuries at a hospital. Here's more.
India, Pakistan agreed to implement ceasefire pact of 2003
The firing prompted a strong and effective retaliation by the BSF, an official said. On May 29, the DGMO of India Lt Gen Anil Chauhan and Pakistan's Maj Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza reviewed the prevailing situation along the LoC and the IB during a conversation over the special hotline, which was initiated by Pakistani DGMO. Both sides agreed to implement 15-year-old ceasefire understanding.
Total casualty figures during ceasefire violations by Pakistan
The latest deaths in the Pakistani firing raised the casualty figures during Pakistani ceasefire violations in J&K to 46. The deaths include 20 security personnel. Last month, thousands of people residing along the IB in Jammu, Kathua, and Samba districts had to flee their homes following intense shelling from Pakistan between May 15 and May 23, which left 12 people dead.
