Poonch, March 10: Pakistan on Sunday violated ceasefire in Krishna Ghati Sector of Poonch district at around 4:30 am hours onwards. Pakistani Rangers resorting to shelling with mortars and firing of small arms. The Indian Army retaliated strongly to the ceasefire violation. According to reports, the firing from across the border stopped at 7:30 am. No casualties were reported in the ceasefire violation.

Meanwhile, on March 8, a Special Police officer (SPO) of Jammu and Kashmir Police was injured in the ceasefire violation in Shahpur and Kerni sectors of Poonch district of the state. Meanwhile, in the wake of the heightened cross-border shelling from Pakistan in the last few days, the Central Government on March 3 sanctioned additional 400 individual bunkers for Poonch and Rajouri districts.

According to reports, the Government also directed the concerned officials to ensure speedy construction of these bunkers. The funds for bunkers will be given to the District Collectors through the Rural Development Department. Ceasefire violation incidents have increased since February 26, the day when the Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted air raids on Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror camps in Pakistan’s Balakot to avenge the Pulwama Attack.

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