Pooch, July 29: Pakistani Army violated the ceasefire on Monday, July 29, resorting to mortar shelling and firing small arms along the Line of Control (LoC) in Shahpur sector in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district. The unprovoked firing started at 12:45 pm. Meanwhile, the Indian army is retaliating strongly. Jammu And Kashmir: 10-Day-Old Baby Dies in Ceasefire Violation by Pakistan in Poonch.

On Sunday too, Pakistani troops initiated heavy shelling of mortar and firing small arms on the forward posts and villages along the LoC in Pooch. In the act, a 10-day-old baby was injured who later died at a hospital on Monday. Jammu And Kashmir: Pakistan Violates Ceasefire in Poonch, Civilian Injured; Indian Army Retaliates.

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The infant, his mother and another civilian were injured when the mortar shelled by Pakistan forces hit their village. The infant was rushed to a government hospital, where the baby succumbed to injuries.

On Jule 22, an Indian Army soldier was martyred in cross border firing in Sunderbani sector of Rajouri district, while a villager was also injured in another incident of Pakistani ceasefire violation in Poonch sector on July 20.

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